A Period Novel About Everyday Life After Marrying Into the City: No College Exams, No Black Market 年代文 嫁到城里的日常生活 不考大学不去黑市

1. 51 年 Period: The Strongwoman and Her Virtuous Husband 年代：大力女和她的贤良夫 Quiet Waters Retreat幽水小筑Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [Super strength + marriage first, love later + no relocation to the countryside + a good job + siheyuan] Good news: Lu Zhenzhen, who was killed by one swipe of a mutated tiger in the apocalypse, wasn't quite dead. She was reborn in another world. Bad news: She was reborn in the world of a novel, and didn't even qualify as the second female lead. The author had deliberately made her a hapless punching bag to make the protagonists shine! Knowing full well she was the hapless one, Lu Zhenzhen immed 1.5kReads7.4Score115Shelves
2. 52 三 Third Uncle's Niece 三大爷的外甥女 Primordial Treasure Tree鸿蒙宝树Female-Channel Fanfiction803k WordsCompleted She transmigrates into a courtyard house in the 1950s and becomes the Third Master's niece. She changes the lives of the Third Master and his family, ensuring that he and his wife are cared for in their old age and no longer so miserly. They live happily ever after. 382Reads6.4Score115Shelves
3. 53 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Strike It Rich with My Farm 重生六零，我靠农场钱多多 Yuxi煜熙Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Qian Duoduo was completely confused. What was going on? How had she ended up here overnight? It was freezing cold, cold enough to kill! She looked down at her red quilted jacket with tiny flowers and her miniature hands. Could she have become one of the transmigration brigade? If she had to transmigrate, couldn’t she have landed somewhere nicer? Winters in the Northeast could freeze you to death. But why did that older boy from the east end of the village keep hanging around her? Did he know she 882Reads8.0Score104Shelves
4. 54 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Lovely Beauty Becomes the Commander's Wife 重生八零：娇美人成首长太太 Breezy Giggles凉风嘻嘻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Cozy Everyday Life] In her previous life, Xu Weilan was framed by her stepsister and married off to a rough country boy, while her stepsister took her place and married into a military family in the compound. After they married, the country boy went into business and became a famous tycoon. Xu Weilan became a wealthy wife, riding around in a car and living in a Western-style mansion. Women all over the city envied her. But her stepsister was left alone in an empty house. Q 3.2kReads8.9Score445Shelves
5. 55 七 In 1970, I Married a Handsome Divorced Officer 七零年，我嫁给了离婚帅军官 A Commoner from the Southern Mountain南山庸人Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + stern military officer + pocket dimension + family life + farming Tang Yaoyao is an utterly ordinary office worker. By a twist of fate, her soul is mistakenly taken, and the underworld sends her to the 1970s to make amends. She plans to quietly farm at home and wait for the college entrance exams to resume. But when she goes to help a fellow military wife through her postpartum confinement, she meets an incredibly handsome senior officer next door. Too bad he's 7.1kReads8.5Score758Shelves
6. 56 七 The 1970s: I'm Done Being Cannon Fodder 七零之炮灰不干了 Yi Mengyao Shi一梦瑶十Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lu Xining woke up one day to find that she had become a cannon-fodder supporting female character with the same name in a novel set in a bygone era. The story was about Zhao Zhizhi, the village brigade leader's daughter. In her previous life, Zhao married a commune official, had three children with him, and was then abandoned. Reborn, she took revenge on the scumbag and married the male lead, a young intellectual, and they lived happily ever after. As for Lu Xining, she was the cannon fodder who 250Reads7.6Score—Shelves
7. 57 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s and Take the Mall with Me to Join the Army 穿书七零带上商城去随军 The God Who Loves Demons爱吃妖精的神Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted You can transmigrate just by stepping into thin air? That's something else! An Su Su opened her eyes and discovered that she had transmigrated into the body of a supporting female character with the same name in the very book she'd been reading. Just yesterday, she'd been complaining to her roommate about what a piece of work this character was, saying she must have rocks in her head and that she'd never live like her, constantly getting criticized behind her back. How could anyone be happy that 4.4kReads8.3Score646Shelves
8. 58 你 You Want to Marry the Only Daughter of a Cadre? Fine! I’ll Marry a Young Officer Instead 你要娶干部独女？行！我改嫁军少 Runaway Ginseng Sprite落跑人参精Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Space + scum-bashing + feel-good story + military marriage + joining the army spouse + raising kids Reading guide: Marriage first, love later. Romance takes center stage early on, then the focus shifts to building a career. Xiang Sinong has fists of iron and a dangerously short temper. She brings a supermarket space with her when she is reborn as the only girl in eight generations of the Xiang family in the 1970s. What’s it like to have four older brothers? Someone always has your back in a figh 1.5kReads8.4Score180Shelves
9. 59 穿 Transmigrate to the Famine Years: The Everyday Life of a Background Character 穿越饥荒之路人甲的生活日常 One Million on a Scratch Card刮刮乐一百万Modern Romance545k WordsCompleted [Caution: This is not wish-fulfillment. The characters are all flawed. The tone is dark and realistic, and the setting is an alternate fictional world. Much of the content is invented, so read with care if that bothers you.] [Historical era + Transmigrating into a book + Politics] She transmigrates into a scrawny child during a famine. By the time Xu Lele struggles through childhood and her life starts getting better, you tell her this is a sweet romance about a transmigrator sent to the country 6.3kReads7.4Score242Shelves
10. 60 七 The 1970s: Smooth Sailing and Happy Days 七零年代：顺风顺水好日子 The Lovely Flower on the Mountain山顶的娇花Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted One day, Zhao Manyi suddenly realizes she was born into a different era. Wait, isn’t that woman across the way the heroine from the TV drama The Virtuous Daughter-in-Law that I watched with the old folks in my family as a kid? And that lovely young neighbor, praised by all the aunties as capable and virtuous, able to handle everything inside and out, turns out to be the exact opposite of me, the hapless foil who can’t lift a finger or shoulder a load!!! The reborn army-wife heroine, the hardw 11.7kReads8.6Score837Shelves
11. 61 年 Awakened in the 1970s: With My Own Space, What Have I to Fear? 年代土著觉醒，我有空间我怕啥 Mighty Jiaojiao大力娇娇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1960s + Native Awakening + Upgradeable Space + Sweet Romance] Xu Suian grew up safe and sound until she was sixteen. One day, her cousin pushed her over, and she hit her head. A heavenly book appeared in her mind, and she learned that she was merely her cousin's cannon-fodder foil. Her cousin, the heroine, is kind and resilient. She reforms her parents, who favor sons over daughters, escapes her awful grandmother and other parasitic relatives, marries a government official, and has adorable chi 4.3kReads6.9Score253Shelves
12. 62 手 With a Pocket Dimension, the Young Couple Bravely Takes on the 1960s 手握空间，小夫妻勇闯六零 Guo the Pistachio开心果的郭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigration / 1960s / Personal space / Married couple / Raising kids Zhang Tingting and her husband, Guo Jun, join forces and bring their personal space with them as they brave the 1960s. They fulfill their dream of having and raising a big family, use the supplies in their space to get through the famine years, and build a happy life together. 1.9kReads8.2Score140Shelves
13. 63 7 The 1970s: Reborn for Another Chance 70年代，重生再来一次 Happy with It满意呀Modern Romance735k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Reborn in the 1970s + everyday life raising children + joining the army family + cozy daily life + college entrance exams + starting a business Lin Xin arrives in the 1970s with a portable space. She goes to the Gu family and takes the place of the original owner, caring for three children. Life in Dahe Village mainly revolves around the Gu family's everyday affairs. A series of events unfold as she joins the army family and raises children. The college entrance exams resume in 1977. I 340Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 64 年 Period: A Sweet Kid-Raising Diary 年代：养甜崽记事本 Soy Sauce Goose酱油鹅Modern Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [Period setting + alternate history + farming + raising kids + devoted husband + cozy daily life + making a fortune] Shen Anning raises children, geese, and fish. She wears so many hats she never gets a moment's rest, and sometimes she goes around the village with a bamboo switch, “chasing” people. Chasing what? The kids! The geese! Daily life: Shen Anning, holding a bamboo switch: “I heard someone was causing trouble.” Hao: “We didn't do anything!” Yao: “It definitely wasn't me!” Zhou Mingze: “ 1.1kReads8.6Score108Shelves
15. 65 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 52.5kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
16. 66 七 A 1970s Army Officer Is Forced to Marry, but His Whole Family Spoils Her 七零军官被迫娶妻，奈何全家宠爆 Ugly Little Thing丑小样Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate world + transmigration + pocket dimension + military marriage + cozy daily life + sweet romance + devoted couple] A family of three sets out on a road trip, but how did she end up alone in the barren countryside of the 1970s? Where are her parents? Spoiled since childhood, Qiao Anxi is completely at a loss. Her original body's so frail that she clearly can't carry heavy loads or do hard labor. What is she supposed to do? Oh, it looks like she got a handsome soldier fiancé thrown in, t 6.6kReads8.7Score705Shelves
17. 67 六 A Military Marriage in the 1960s: Farming and Raising Kids 六零军婚：种田养崽日常 Adorable Little Mu木木小可爱Modern Romance503k WordsCompleted [Military romance in the 1960s] [Takes down the original novel's leads] [Family and village life] [Beloved by all] [Leads the villagers to prosperity] [Self-interest comes first] Jiang Muyao transmigrates into a book. Her character is a disposable villainess in the 1960s, just after years of famine. She's used until every bit of value has been wrung from her, then abandoned. Right from the start, she sends the original male lead to haul manure, steals the original female lead's spotlight, and ev 4.1kReads8.8Score296Shelves
18. 68 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Lazy Wife Only Wants to Crush Villains and Make Money 惊！懒媳妇觉醒后只想虐渣搞钱 My Tinghan Bamboo我的听寒竹Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted (This novel features a large ensemble cast.) [An incredibly strong, lazy, top-notch wife + a younger, chatty husband, taking down scumbags + making money] Jiang Yiqing had a wonderful married life! She didn’t have to clean the house or look after the kids, and her father-in-law, the factory director, had her back at work. All she had to do was clock out on time and go home to lie down. Life was so perfect she could see the good times stretching endlessly ahead! Then one day, she dreamed that 6.7kReads8.9Score592Shelves

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    The female lead is smart and strong; she found herself a younger, more delicate husband who takes care of the child.

19. 69 被 My Younger Sister Stole My Match, So I Married into a Big Courtyard, Gossiped, and Took It Easy 被妹妹抢亲，嫁进大杂院吃瓜开摆 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu had a dream. In it, she got her wish and married a man from the city. But her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was a coward, while her domineering mother-in-law was intensely controlling. Jiang Yu could barely breathe under the pressure. A year into the marriage, she still hadn't conceived. She had to drink bitter, foul-smelling medicine every day, and her mother-in-law would beat and berate her at the slightest pretext. Jiang Yu woke from the nightmare, only to find the matchmaker at her door. T 27kReads8.5Score3.8kShelves

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    🌈I'm so glad it's this one! 🌈Everyone keeps saying the mother-in-law favors the male lead's family, but I haven't seen it at all. It's all just talk. And in that era, how could a daughter-in-law dare to boss her mother-in-law around like that? The second sister-in-law treats both the mother-in-law and the female lead so well. She doesn't suffer any loss and even lets the female lead benefit from everything.

20. 70 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.2kReads9.1Score46.6kShelves

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    Highly rated female-oriented period novels, not necessarily meeting all the criteria, but definitely worth reading.

21. 71 1 1959: With an Achievement System, She Throws Herself into the Grind 1959：携带成就系统，她卷了 Dream of a Winter Night冬夜之梦Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel has been adapted into the short drama Sixies Technology's Glory. A stirring, inspirational, patriotic story, featuring a heroine who grows over time, strong values, smart characters all around, a one-on-one romance, love that develops over time, and plenty of humor. Du Yimeng only wants enough to eat and warm clothes in an era of scarcity. But after seeing the deep love others have for their country, she is gradually moved by their example and joins the fight for her nation. She wield 38.5kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
22. 72 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 59.8kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
23. 73 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainous Aunt in a Koi-Themed Period Novel 穿成锦鲤年代文中的极品小姑子 Tao Dayao桃大夭Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Era Novel + Everyone’s Favorite + Madwoman, Career-Driven Heroine + Patriotism + Rags-to-Riches Wish Fulfillment + No Handouts] Su Miaomiao, who has a trading System, transmigrates into an era novel about a lucky heroine. Unfortunately, she isn’t the novel’s lucky heroine, but an obnoxious supporting character who gets deceived by a scumbag from the start and then cruelly abandoned. She’s thrown into a nightmare from the start: the scumbag’s family emotionally manipulates her and leeches off he 4.7kReads9.1Score509Shelves
24. 74 穿 Transmigrated into a Pitiful Girl in the 1960s, She Uses Her Wood Powers to Grow Crops 穿成六零小可怜，木系异能搞种植 Zhou Bei洲北Modern Romance884k WordsCompleted Lin Qi came from the apocalypse to the 1960s and entered the body of a simple-minded girl who had starved to death. Even after half a year, she still couldn’t fully control a body that wasn’t originally hers. Her movements were slow, she had trouble speaking, and her eyes were often vacant and unfocused… So people outside started saying: The Lin family’s third child isn’t crazy anymore, but she’s become mentally disabled. Either way, she was still a fool. The fool Lin Qi became a stumbling block 10.9kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
25. 75 小 The Little Boss Is a Menace to Cats and Dogs, and Hides from Mom and Dad That She's a Millionaire 小老板猫嫌狗厌，瞒爸妈当万元户 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [1980s setting + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building wealth] Little Rice Cake is a sieve spirit with off-the-charts brains and emotional intelligence, and she never waits until tomorrow to get revenge. After being forced to split from her family, Little Rice Cake single-handedly lifts her family and friends, infiltrates the enemy's ranks, and takes down every gossiping shrew in the village. The good life begins with living in a pigsty and raising piglets. She starts making money by do 25.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
26. 76 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 6.7kReads9.2Score550Shelves
27. 77 八 An Eighties Gofer Marries into a Family of Lovers 八零工具人嫁入恋爱之家 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance906k WordsOngoing I was one of the heroine’s many useful sidekicks, the one who walked three thousand kilometers to bring back a stone for her. If the heroine thinks it looks nice and wants it, she can have it. If that’s not enough, I’ll go pick up more. The heroine wants to use me as a foil, claiming city folk can’t compare to country folk, and educated people can’t compare to illiterates? Fine, you win! When my mother tried to brainwash me into being a sucker, I put a stop to it with one clean strike. My abusiv 5.3kReads8.0Score309Shelves
28. 78 七 A Supporting Actress’s Gossip-Filled Life in the 1970s 七十年代女配的吃瓜日常 Contrarian with a Bone to Pick杠精加牛角尖Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted After learning she has transmigrated into a historical-era novel as a pawn meant to whitewash the protagonist's group, Jiang Yanqiu first steals half of the original heroine's golden finger, then gives away half of the transmigrated heroine's golden finger. Then she keeps her head down, stays away from the protagonist's group, and enjoys the show. With nobody at the educated youth station willing to talk to her, bored Jiang Yanqiu has nothing to do but gossip to pass the time. She has to admit, 1.9kReads6.2Score102Shelves
29. 79 六 A Scheming Couple's Daily Bickering in the Sixties 六零腹黑夫妻互怼日常 Xuanhan Bao'er萱涵宝儿Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [1960s Era + Light Ensemble Cast + Crime Solving + Whirlwind Marriage + Guiding Romance] In the 1960s, unsolved cases shrouded the land in mystery. He Xinghua, a policewoman from the countryside, and Lu Yanping, a criminal investigation chief, were not only husband and wife, but also partners in the line of duty. From a rural courtyard to city housing for government cadres, and from sorting through case files to confronting the most baffling criminal minds, they embarked together on a new caree 1.7kReads8.0Score143Shelves
30. 80 女 After the Female Educated Youth Passed Away Peacefully, She Returned to 1968 女知青寿终正寝后，重回1968 Yuan Gu元谷Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Xia Qiaoxi’s whole world revolved around her husband. Everything she did was for him and his family. Only when her hair had turned white did she discover that her high-ranking husband, who appeared to live simply and treated her with great affection at home, had another family outside it... His other woman wore designer clothes, diamond rings, and luxury handbags, drove a fancy car, and lived in a mansion. Meanwhile, she and her daughter were crammed into a small apartment 2.2kReads8.4Score170Shelves

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    These books about rural life are worth reading; I personally recommend the fifth one as the most interesting.

31. 81 六 Staying in the City in the 1960s: Everyday Family Life 六零不下乡，家长里短 User74149451用户74149451Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + patriotism + no romance + System + ensemble cast + family life + everyday living + rumors and gossip] In a nutshell: After transmigrating to the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian uses the System to find jobs for her family and friends, and the Xiang family grows rich. Full synopsis: A parallel world where the nation is developing steadily! An ensemble story with no fixed protagonist!!! All the gossip in the county is at her fingertips. In the 1960s, Xiang Mianmian, the sixth child in her f 934Reads8.0Score237Shelves
32. 82 穿 I Refuse to Go to the Countryside in the 1970s 穿到七十年代不下乡 A Lump of Lucky Cat一坨幸运喵Modern Romance558k WordsCompleted Feng Wanyi is a fan of transmigration novels, and she often wishes she could transmigrate one day. She did transmigrate, but things don't seem to be going the way she imagined. Looking at the walls, which seem to belong to another era, Feng Wanyi feels like banging her head against them. She gives it a try, but apart from the wound on her head, she's still perfectly fine and right where she was. Just when she'd finally forced herself to accept her situation, they tell her she's being sent to the 2.1kReads8.9Score135Shelves
33. 83 魂 The Soul of a Capitalist Heiress Transmigrates into a Girl Volunteering for Rural Service in the 1970s 魂穿七零报名下乡的资本家小姐 Sunset Rainbow落日彩虹Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Liu Ningshuang is a modern orphan with doctorates in two fields. Her only hobbies are kickboxing and boxing. Her soul transmigrates to the 1970s, where she becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. Everyone in her family manages to flee overseas in advance, but there aren't enough boat tickets, so she's left behind. All the treasures the family can't take with them fall into the hands of newcomer Liu Ningshuang. With disaster looming, Liu Ningshuang has no choice but to sign up to move to the 6.5kReads9.0Score460Shelves
34. 84 十 An Obscure Supporting Actress Is Reborn Before the Educated Youth Heroine Moves to the Countryside 十八线女配重生在知青女主下乡前 Row On, Row On争渡呀Modern Romance646k WordsCompleted Yu Wanwan was an upstanding young woman from the 21st century. She was taken for a fool and made to work for a System, traveling through countless worlds to complete missions. After finally finishing her work, the System told her that her body in the real world had already been smashed to pieces, so she couldn’t go back. Due to a mistake, it had dumped her in China in the 1970s. In an era when people struggled to get enough to eat or stay warm, she had figured that with a System like this cheat 5.7kReads8.9Score452Shelves
35. 85 当 You’re a Soldier, So You’ll Rescue Me? Fine! Be My Brother-in-Law 当兵的，救你？行！给我当姐夫 Sour Tomato西红柿酸Modern Romance626k WordsCompleted [Period Novel + 1970s + Military Marriage + Devoted Couple + Reborn + Pocket Dimension + System + Family Life] Reborn Zhou Shanchao, the second daughter of the Zhou family, wants to stop her eldest sister from marrying into the Wang family. She saves an injured man in the mountains, planning to use his debt of gratitude to make him her brother-in-law. She steals the belongings of a wicked family in the county and stores them in her pocket dimension, building up a nest egg. She draws out the vill 1.1kReads8.0Score112Shelves
36. 86 5 The 1950s: I Help Build the World 50年代之我为世界添砖加瓦 Mint Fragrance薄荷清香Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted Zhang Nuannuan considers herself a warmhearted person. Wherever she goes, she helps the people there, never asking for anything in return. She just doesn't understand why none of the countries she's visited welcome her back! Is she not gentle enough? Does she have a bad temper? Is she not kind enough? They could just tell her! It's not like she can't change! She, Zhang Nuannuan, was born to shine her light on the world and make it a better place! Please call her Little Fairy, thank you! 1.3kReads8.8Score145Shelves
37. 87 不 The Offbeat Father and Daughter's Everyday Life of Gossip in the 1970s 不着调父女俩的七零吃瓜日常 luck Catluck猫Modern Romance159k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + family life + loving the drama + feel-good power fantasy + sweet romance + scheming + playing dumb to catch a tiger] What?! The meek little daughter-in-law of the Xiao family is standing up for herself? What?! Lu Yuan, a bachelor well past his prime, is getting married to a city girl sent down to the countryside? What?! He's having an affair with Widow Zhou? What?! The future son-in-law of Accountant Sun is actually...? What?! She's... and he also...? What?! What?! What?! Come w 6Reads6.6Score—Shelves
38. 88 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 49.2kReads9.2Score6.4kShelves
39. 89 首 Commander, Your Kid’s Charged to the Front Lines Again! 首长，你家崽崽又冲上前线了！ Yuanzi Cat媛子猫Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After blowing herself up, 5188 landed in the 1970s. She carefully hid the System still running in her mind and pretended to be a human toddler. To get Grandma to take her home, 5188 volunteered that her parents were dead. Once she learned that changing the fate of a member of the old Jiang family would let her retrieve things from her apocalyptic storage space, 5188 became all the more eager to help. Big Brother wants to improve his physical fitness? Easy! “Granny Jiang, something terrible has h 7.9kReads9.3Score481Shelves
40. 90 胎 Born into the 1950s, I Helped My Scumbag Dad Divorce by Cutting Him Out of the Family 胎穿五零，渣爹要离婚我送他除族 The Big Raccoon from the Hawaiian Shirt Squad Who Loves Watching the Show花裤衩大队的吃瓜大狸Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The short drama I Was Born in the 1950s, and I Helped My Mother Remarry is coming on April 15, 2025. Stay tuned! Yan Dan is a plant-based ability user in the apocalypse, where people have become experts on plants. She also has a decent-sized storage space for all kinds of supplies. She thought she could live at the base until the apocalypse ended, but then a zombie horde led by the Zombie King attacked it. And then... then she accidentally kicked the bucket. When she opened her eyes, she had som 10.5kReads8.9Score1kShelves
41. 91 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 24kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    Tens of thousands of readers are following this top-tier novel! A masterpiece of period romance, all high-quality works, with ratings above 9 on Tomato Literature. The male leads are almost all soldiers, the romance is beautifully portrayed, the interactions between the leads are sweet, and the plot is rich and engaging. The protagonists aren't overly idealistic; there are children involved, and the interactions are charming and adorable. The supporting characters are also well-developed. The quality is guaranteed; most are completed novels, long and substantial, and incredibly enjoyable. You'll regret not reading it!! Highly recommended!

42. 92 逼 Forced Into Marriage as a Stepmom! After Joining the Army, the Abstinent Big Shot Gets Addicted 逼婚当后妈！随军后禁欲大佬上瘾 It's the Old Wang Next Door是隔壁老王呀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + stepmother + raising kids + sweet romance] After Su Manli dies from heart palpitations caused by working late, she discovers she has transmigrated into the body of a beautiful but brainless villainess in a sweet military romance novel. The bold villainess got a big shot from the military district drunk and dragged him into bed on their very first meeting, all to force him into marrying her and secure her position. As Su Manli watches the man beside her slowl 4.8kReads8.8Score388Shelves
43. 93 六 The 1960s: One Yuan for a Thousandfold Return on Supplies 六零年代：一元秒杀万倍物资 Flavorful Coffee Beans风味咖啡豆Urban676k WordsCompleted [This novel has been adapted into the short drama Brave Adventures in the 1960s] Li Changge transmigrates to the 1960s and gets a One-Yuan Instant Purchase System. Ten thousand jin of pork belly for one yuan? Bought! A hundred jin of duck down for one yuan? Bought! Ten thousand briquettes for one yuan? Bought! Ten thousand barrels of Yibao mineral water for one yuan? Bought! While everyone else struggles to get by, Li Changge lives the good life, and young women and married ladies keep showi 12.6kReads8.1Score879Shelves
44. 94 六 The Sixties: I Keep My Whole Family Fed and Warm 六零年代，我带全家吃饱穿暖 Linlin, Early to Bed and Early to Rise早睡早起的林林Modern Romance349k WordsCompleted A twenty-first-century wage earner returns to the resource-scarce 1960s. Luckily, she has a seafood market trading app that lets her win prizes. She bustles between Y City and J City, showing how she helps her family eat well and stay warm in the 1960s, and achieve financial freedom as soon as possible. Note: The story has a slice-of-life style, with few nasty characters. The male lead is mostly in the background and appears fairly late. The main focus is on the warm story of one family. P.S. Th 974Reads7.3Score102Shelves
45. 95 就 Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购 Sauce-Fried Rice酱汁炒饭Modern Romance3.0M WordsCompleted With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous 6.9kReads8.9Score740Shelves
46. 96 七 The 1970s: The Billionaire Heiress Dotes on a Down-and-Out Young Master 七零，百亿大小姐强宠落魄小少爷 Hahaha121388哈哈哈121388Modern Romance459k WordsCompleted [Down-and-Out Young Master + Tyrannical Heiress] (Transmigration to the 1970s + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Sweet Romance + Multiple Births) Good news: After Yu Wanyuan dies of cancer, she transmigrates to the 1970s! Bad news: Yu Wanyuan has only one year left to live! Luckily, her golden finger arrives. Want to live to a hundred? Want to stay young forever? Then start spending money! Spending System: The more you spend, the longer you live. What a deal! As if she’d ever pas 3.8kReads7.5Score375Shelves
47. 97 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 45.8kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves
48. 98 六 The Capitalist Heiress of the Sixties: She Emptied Her Ancestral Home to Join the Army 六零资本家小姐，掏空祖宅去随军 The Borrowers借东西的小人Modern Romance367k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + space + taking down scumbags + stockpiling supplies + military marriage + love grows over time] After stepping off the operating table, Dr. Zhu fell asleep and woke to find she had transmigrated into the body of Zhu Wanyu, a twenty-year-old woman in the 1960s. In the original novel, Zhu Wanyu was a wealthy young lady from Shanghai, with fair skin and stunning looks, a sweet, lilting voice, and a gentle, refined nature. Though her privileged status was enviable, her fa 153Reads7.6Score119Shelves
49. 99 年 The Little Aunt of the Seventies Has Money to Burn 年代，小姑姑多财多亿 My Feelings for You卿我意Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted Tang Shuhe never imagined she'd one day face the question, “Your parents are getting divorced. Which one will you live with?” She had even less expected that less than a month after the divorce, both of them would remarry. With her godmother and godfather becoming her stepmother and stepfather, and the tangled, unbreakable ties between them and her birth parents, Tang Shuhe chose to retreat to her grandparents' home in the countryside for a while. She never expected that leaving would mean a per 14kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
50. 100 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Laid-Back Darling of the 1970s Is Forced to Strive 穿书七零：咸鱼团宠她被迫上进 Pumpkin Vine南瓜藤儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting x beloved by everyone x military marriage x pocket dimension x lie-flat lifestyle x an extremely powerful golden finger x a male lead who's basically a tool] Jiang Cha wakes from a deep sleep to discover she's transmigrated into a period novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character, destined to help the male and female leads fall in love. Worse, even the family members who doted on her in the original story all meet tragic ends. Just as Jiang Cha is about to cry in despai 10.5kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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