Industrial Novels Set in Siheyuan Courtyards or in a Bygone Era 四合院工业文或年代工业文

1. 1 穿 Reborn as the Orphan of a Fallen Hero in the Sixties, I Use the System to Get into Science 穿成六零烈士遗孤，我靠系统搞科 Lan Guofeng, Who Likes Water Snails喜欢水蜗牛的蓝国锋Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Being afraid of people isn't scary. What's scary is being afraid of people and well-read! After transmigrating as the orphan of a revolutionary martyr, my background made me seem too much like a genius, so I had no choice but to pretend to be autistic! Shen Xiaoman, a 29-year-old web novelist whose career had gone nowhere, died suddenly and transmigrated to 1960 with a specially supplied underworld edition of the DeepSeek 7.0 System. He became the most unusual 15-year-old resident of a military 1.6kReads6.2Score101Shelves

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   Both of these books are great, but they're updated too slowly.

2. 2 从 Period: From Steel Mill Supporting Actress to Top Academician 【年代】从炼钢厂女配到院士大佬 The Galaxy Pours Down星河倒灌Modern Romance717k WordsOngoing [1970s] [Female Side Character] [Strengthening the Nation Through Science and Technology] Yu Zifang had a strange dream. In it, she was a disposable female side character who was hopelessly in love with the heroine's older brother and met a tragic end. Yu Zifang: ? Is that supposed to be me? Not sure. Let's wait and see. She was a worker-peasant-soldier university student and a technician at a steel mill, yet she let romance derail her career, landed in prison, and after her release was taken 1.4kReads8.4Score113Shelves
3. 3 四 Siheyuan: Starting as a Seventh-Level Machinist! 四合院：从晋升七级钳工开始！ Year After Year, Month After Month年年月月Male-Channel Fanfiction172k WordsCompleted Su Ning transmigrates to the 1960s, into Love in the Courtyard, where he becomes an ordinary resident of a Beijing courtyard. He was originally set up on a blind date with Qin Huairu, but Jia Dongxu beat him to her and then spread rumors that he had been fooling around with a woman. From then on, the courtyard's bullies ostracize him. Su Ning throws himself into his work and takes just six years to rise from a first-grade fitter to a seventh-grade fitter. He also activates a System, and with its 528Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   The writing is excellent, it's super enjoyable!!!

4. 4 人 In the Siheyuan, I Became the Ultimate Insider 人在四合院，成为最强关系户 Ten Years of Lingering Dreams十年殘夢Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted The train of the times rushes forward, and Wei Lai arrives at the courtyard from a TV drama. He activates the Relative System, which gives him a new relative every two weeks. Faced with a courtyard full of beasts, Wei Lai decides to strike first so he can live a good life. Why is Yi Zhonghai roaring in the middle of the night? It turns out Silly Zhu is growing distant from him. Why is Liu Haizhong sweeping the toilets? It turns out his own son stabbed him in the back. Why is Granny Deaf wailing 32.5kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves
5. 5 四 Siheyuan: Wang Dapeng the Jester's Happy Life 四合院，乐子人王大鹏的快乐人生 Number One Water Fish水鱼一号Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A hilarious, low-conflict period piece set in a Beijing courtyard, with a scheming protagonist, a professional troublemaker, and a real scoundrel's way of doing things. Wang Dapeng transmigrates into a courtyard full of villains, where he goes head-to-head with the residents and discovers that his reputation is taking a hit. His motto is: if you can't adapt to your surroundings, make them adapt to you. If you get soaked, don't let your opponents have umbrellas. So Wang Dapeng decides to make sur 60.4kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
6. 6 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Wants to Let Go 重生七零：知青想放手 Qu Linglong曲玲珑Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, No Space, No System, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] One scheme tied two people’s lives together. Reborn in the 1970s, Zhu Xiaomin is determined to scheme her way back. First, she’ll set free the other unlucky soul who’s just like her. Second, she’ll tear that scumbag apart. But things seem to be slipping out of her control. The unlucky one came rolling back on his own and won’t leave, no matter how much she tries to drive him away. Well then… she’ll keep him. “I’ll protect you thi 10.8kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   1️⃣ Historical fiction, no space or system, past and present lives, dual rebirth, female lead reborn ✋ tearing apart the scumbag male lead. 2️⃣ The female lead is the male lead's beautiful and vicious ex-wife in the historical fiction. To avoid the ending of the book, the female lead tries to act like a good person, but the male lead loves her very much ❤️.

7. 7 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
8. 8 四 Siheyuan: Building a Nation Through Heavy Industry 四合院：重工兴国 Occasional Mistake偶尔失误Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted The top student Fang Xiang transmigrates into the world of The Courtyard after falling asleep at the wheel. Using the knowledge from his previous life, he easily gets into Shuimu University. The Dongfanghong tractor's engine isn't good enough? Leave it to me! The Hongqi sedan's engine is having problems? I'll take care of it! The Jiefang truck's engine needs an upgrade? Who else could do it but me! What? You need me to work on engines for off-road vehicles, heavy trucks, tanks, and planes too? C 10.7kReads7.7Score349Shelves

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   Both are good, one for male readers and one for female readers. Choose whichever you prefer. 🍉

9. 9 四 Siheyuan: He Yushui, the Neighborhood's Resident Gossip 四合院：吃瓜群众何雨水 Luo Shuo啰说Female-Channel Fanfiction402k WordsCompleted Subdue the Troublemakers + Spirit Spring Space + Tech Genius + Help the Nation Take Off A person from the future transmigrated as He Yushui, a resident of the courtyard. From the start, she beat the daylights out of the Jia family’s troublemakers and the vixen Qin Huairu. He Yushui made a name for herself in one battle, and from then on, no one in the courtyard dared provoke her. After that, He Yushui set out on the path of strengthening the nation through science and technology. She built green 1.3kReads6.6Score—Shelves
10. 10 四 Siheyuan: Sorry, I'm Uneducated 四合院：对不起，我没文化 Pork Trotters Braised with Duck猪脚焖鸭肉Female-Channel Fanfiction451k WordsCompleted Zhao Damei arrives in Qin Huairu’s body with nothing on and plans to get the courtyard’s property deeds so she can fulfill her dream of becoming a modern rich woman. System objective: Change the beasts’ fates. They can be killed, driven away, trampled... or... After transmigrating into Qin Huairu’s body, Zhao Damei grows more and more ruthless in her efforts to collect the property deeds from everyone in the courtyard. Qin Huairu wipes out the whole courtyard for the deeds... How does she do it? 27Reads6.8Score—Shelves
11. 11 1 1977: Back Before My Cousin and I Swapped Marriages 1977，重回和堂弟换亲前 Wen Shun文顺Urban810k WordsOngoing Fu Mingyan and his younger cousin are both reborn on their wedding night. In their previous lives, after a carefully orchestrated scheme, Fu Mingyan married the village chief's daughter, while his cousin married a beautiful, wealthy educated youth. At first, everyone said his cousin had made the better match. But who could have guessed that the beautiful, wealthy educated youth would rather die than consummate the marriage, then leave his cousin behind and return to the city after the national c 20.5kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves

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    The writing is fluent, the plot is well-structured, and it's good that the author's self-defined logic isn't completely absurd.

12. 12 六 The 1960s: The Alley Couple's Daily Gossip 六零年代胡同小夫妻吃瓜日常 Qiqi the Cat Who Drinks Coffee喝咖啡的琪琪猫Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted A married couple from the 1990s transmigrate to the 1960s. No TV, no internet, no phones. No problem. They don't need any of that. There's so much gossip here they can't keep up with it all. Seriously, there's just too much to gossip about. Their daily life: gossiping, making money, and raising kids. They have to manage all three without dropping the ball. 8.4kReads7.2Score494Shelves
13. 13 穿 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: The Orphan Girl Has a Sign-In System 穿书七零，孤女有签到系统 Xiao Yazi of Longyou Valley龙幽谷的孝冴子Modern Romance681k WordsCompleted Lin Siya never imagined that a routine trip outdoors to sketch would land her in the 1970s after a mudslide. Well, the 1970s it was. Supplies were scarce, but as an orphan, she didn’t much mind. What she never expected was that she hadn’t simply transmigrated: she had transmigrated into a book, becoming the foil to the heroine. Even after dying, she would be brought up for comparison every few days. Lin Siya was furious… 939Reads7.1Score100Shelves
14. 14 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 53.1kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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    It's a pretty good show. It's about everyday family life. The female lead is reborn, sees things in a new light, focuses on her career, and lives a comfortable life. The male lead was mute in his past life, but in this life, seeing the changes in the female lead, he also changes himself. The two little kids are also very cute and love their mother very much.

15. 15 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 82.6kReads9.3Score10.5kShelves

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    Reborn in the 1970s, leading the way, a masterpiece of the era.

16. 16 年 Period: Riding the Wind to Rise in 1976 年代：1976乘风而起 Below Fangcun Mountain方寸山下Urban6.2M WordsOngoing 1976: The northern Bear is at the height of its power. 1976: The Western beacon struggles in the quagmire of stagflation. 1976: In the glow of the fiery red era, dawn begins to break for us... 21.9kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
17. 17 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 beautiful female lead focuses on her career. The male lead is responsible for her good looks and adorable child.

18. 18 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Have a Two-Way Portal, and the Americans Are Stunned 四合院：开局双穿门，鹰酱懵了 I Don't Want Soup我不要喝汤Male-Channel Fanfiction458k WordsCompleted After returning from the Peninsula War, Li Jianye became the director of the Red Star Rolling Mill, only to discover that the world he now lived in was the world of the Courtyard House series. As a veteran of countless campaigns, Li Jianye declared, “My mission is to make the country strong!” Confronted by the Venerable of Morality? Is the gun in my hand not loaded? The Saintly White Lotus? Does this slap I just gave you hurt? The Courtyard House God of War? Want a bullet to eat? Granny Deaf? I 1.1kReads5.1Score103Shelves
19. 19 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 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2kShelves
20. 20 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
21. 21 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Little Villainess Makes Her Move on the Abstinent Officer 七零军婚：小反派猛撩禁欲军官 Meeting in Humble Beginnings相识于微末Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + transmigrate into a book + beloved by the whole family + raising kids + marriage before love + triplets + gathering seafood] Shen Qiqi had just won the Best Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards when an accident sent her into a period novel. Her family was the heroine's foil. Every one of them was a piece of work, and the whole family was doomed to be cannon fodder. As the darling of her family, Shen Qiqi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. In the book, the original S 897Reads8.5Score118Shelves

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    Transmigrating into a book in the 1970s, the story features military marriage, a beloved family member, raising children, an arranged marriage that blossoms into love, a pregnancy with triplets, and beachcombing. The female lead is a modern-day movie star who accidentally transmigrates into the book, while the male lead is a soldier with an amazing physique. The entire family serves as a counterpoint to the original female lead. Watch as the female lead deals with the original male and female leads, dealing with their scumbag behavior.

22. 22 人 In the Siheyuan, I Get Stronger with Every Disciple I Take! 人在四合院，收徒就变强！ Soaring Across the World天下翱翔Male-Channel Fanfiction410k WordsCompleted He transmigrates back to the 1950s and becomes a Level Eight fitter in a courtyard house. From the start, he gains an apprenticeship System: whenever he takes on a disciple and the disciple masters a skill and improves, the master receives ten times the energy in return. Just as He Daqing runs off with the Widow Bai, Cheng Xiangdong beats Yi Zhonghai to the punch and immediately takes He Yuzhu on as his apprentice. Cooking, fitting, medicine... He's a master of them all, and takes on disciples i 287Reads5.4Score—Shelves
23. 23 穿 She Transmigrates to the 1970s as a Martyr's Orphan and Has a Golden Finger 穿越七零烈士遗孤她有金手指 Brown Sugar and Crisp Pear红糖酥梨Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted He Suyue transmigrates to 1970. Her father is a martyr, and her mother has just passed away. She thinks she'll have no choice but to live with her grandmother after graduating from high school and spend her days earning work points. Fortunately, she has a golden finger. Perhaps when the college entrance exams are reinstated, she can go to university like all the other women who transmigrate. Who knew that an unexpected incident would reveal she has another golden finger, one that means her futur 10.7kReads8.3Score1kShelves

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    There's a book I can't recommend, called "Industrial Revitalization of the Nation: Starting with Junior Engineers." It features a traditional courtyard house, but it's just a facade; there's practically no actual courtyard house storyline. Everything is for the sake of the nation, including the protagonist's father, who is also a quietly dedicated researcher working for the country's development.

24. 24 这 This Guy Is a Bit of a Rascal 这个家伙有点坏 E Fo Ge鄂佛歌Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No formulaic plot][Not a wish-fulfillment story][No cheat abilities][Traditional][Realistic][Period][Countryside][Hardship] A boy who is both bad and good, a family made up of people with no blood ties, a difficult yet sweet golden age, and a story full of humor and warmth... Beginning in the 1980s, this novel spans forty years and strives to recreate the changes of the times, telling the story of one person's growth. Above all, this is a realistic story, with both sweetness and heartbreak. Rea 69kReads9.3Score7kShelves

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    I was deeply moved after reading it. The logic is clear and the writing is good. As a bookworm of over ten years, I can attest to its quality.

25. 25 嫁 Marrying into a Crowded Courtyard, Where Gossip Is Everywhere 嫁进大杂院，吃瓜好方便 Three-Ton Radish三吨萝卜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Compound + Ensemble Cast + Family Life + Loves to Watch the Drama Unfold + Slice of Life + A Heartwarming Take on Love in the Courtyard] In 1975, the courtyard compound in the alleys near the Red Star Steel Mill was as lively as ever. In the east, Yang Shujuan kept fretting: “Our girl is timid, and she doesn't have much luck with her parents. Where's she going to find a husband?” In the west, Diao Yulian was busy feeding her child: “Jiabo, my precious Jiabo, Mommy's darling little swe 7.3kReads8.8Score510Shelves
26. 26 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: That Couple's Both a Little Crazy 七零军婚：那两口子都有点癫 Wealthy Heiress财神千金Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Inventory Space + Comedy + Wish Fulfillment + Two Golden Fingers] Ruan Qiqi spent ten years being treated for an illness, and her condition was perfectly stable. After leaving the hospital, she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s, into the body of a country girl who has just been dumped by her scumbag fiancé. Nearly everyone around her is awful. But she isn't afraid. She has a space packed with supplies, a golden finger, and nine lives, so she can do whatever she wants with 46.8kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves

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    Both of these female leads are amazing! You both have to go watch it! Hahaha...

27. 27 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
28. 28 穿 Beast World Transmigration: My Beast Husband Is Too Fierce 穿越兽世：兽夫太凶猛 There's a Star in the Sky天上有个星星Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate to the beast world + lighthearted sweet romance + everyday life + one heroine, multiple partners + multiple male beasts] In the 21st century, Qian Xia is a hardworking wage earner. One day, on her way home after working overtime, she's hit and killed by a car that has gone out of control. But when she opens her eyes again, she's in a gigantic cave. The cave is dark and damp, frightening her. She's wearing nothing but tattered animal hides fashioned into a bandeau top and a short sk 49.9kReads9.1Score5kShelves

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    I highly recommend transmigrating to the beast world!!!

29. 29 让 Let Big Brother Kiss You 让哥哥亲一下 An Jiuling安九凌Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [A sweet, soft, adorable girl × her carefree older neighbor] [Mutually faithful + a fake playboy + age gap + sweet romance] When Yun Li was sixteen, she fell for a man four years older than her. He was her next-door neighbor. He had a handsome face and cool, fair skin. When he smiled, his lovely, captivating eyes seemed full of passion, making him look almost like a demon. That day, Yun Li was stuck on the balcony. The man rested both hands on the railing opposite her, smiling as he asked, “L 2.8kReads9.3Score344Shelves
30. 30 别 Don't Be So Flirtatious 别那么风流 Jun Buqi君不弃Modern Romance298k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Playboy Reformed | He Pursues Her | Chasing His Wife to the Crematorium | One-on-One] [Bright, easygoing girl ✖️ elegant, roguish playboy] With a flawless, breathtakingly beautiful face, he charmed every woman in sight and was notorious for his carefree ways. She was a little princess who had grown up adored by everyone, and the younger sister of his friend. He shouldn’t have laid a hand on her. He wasn’t worthy of her. But again and again, he fought his feelings, 18.6kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
31. 31 京 The Ninth Master of the Capital’s Reborn Little Rose: Alluring Yet Obedient 京圈九爷的重生小玫瑰，又欲又乖 Eating Tomatoes Without Gaining Weight吃番茄不长胖Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted A short drama adapted from the author's novel Late Night, Don't Say My Name is now available. [Reborn romance + long-planned scheme + obsessive second male lead pursues his wife + the Ninth Lord takes the lead] In her previous life, Meng Mingxuan misunderstood the Ninth Lord, who doted on and loved her, believing he and her older sister were in a tragic love affair. She did everything she could to flee his side and married Yin Ting, a poor man whose profile resembled the Ninth Lord's. In the end 32.4kReads9.3Score10.2kShelves
32. 32 甜 Sweet and Sultry! The Little Fairy in the Abstinent Instructor's Arms Is Irresistibly Alluring 甜欲！禁欲教官怀里的小仙女超撩 The Girl Who Ate the Gooseberries菇娘吃了菇娘果Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet! Adorable! Steamy! Flirty! Absolutely worth reading, trust me!] [Stunning, seductive ballet superstar VS abstinent, untamed heir to a powerful Beijing family. Off-the-charts chemistry, and both are inexperienced in love.] Known as the most beautiful woman in Beijing's elite circles, Xia Tian has fair skin, exquisite looks, a graceful figure, and the guts to flirt. At eighteen, Xia Tian met Gu Cenxi. He saved and protected her, and she fell for him at first sight. She loved him, wanted him 5kReads9.4Score719Shelves
33. 33 我 Me and the Roses Are Always at Your Princess's Service! 我与玫瑰，随时为公主待命！ Milky Candy Puff奶糖酥Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for Sweet Mist on any platform to buy it.] [One-on-one sweet romance, doting with no limits] Zhou Jin, captain of the criminal investigation team, is unruly and wild. He hates being pestered more than anything and has no patience for comforting people. Yet after one mission, he made an exception and took a young woman into his home. The next day, everyone on the team was whispering: Would the girl get yelled into tears by Captain Zhou? She did cry, all 42.8kReads9.6Score6.4kShelves
34. 34 难 A Summer Too Lovely to Hide 难藏夏日 Ning Yuchen宁雨沉Modern Romance380k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available] In her senior year of high school, Yun Xiang was brought home by Cheng Xiao, one of her father's old comrades. Cheng Xiao had a son, a cocky, arrogant guy who loved looking down his nose at people. But he was good at school and great at video games. The first time Yun Xiang met Cheng Che, he stood on the stairs to the second floor and coldly laid down the rules. “Don’t come near me, don’t look at me, don’t tell anyone at school you know me, and don’t touch an 34.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves
35. 35 撩 I Teased Him Until I Was Hooked, Then Captain Ji Lost Control and Kissed Me 撩他上瘾，反被季队失控吻 Ten Stars Return十星回Modern Romance399k WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming * Bad-boy-handsome police captain + gorgeous, alluring reporter + 1v1 + both virgins + happy ending] [She pursues him + he’s full of desire + flirtatious push and pull + sweet romance and healing] Jiang Zhi fell for Ji Chuan at first sight, so she boldly set out to win him over. Having never pursued anyone before, Jiang Zhi seized every chance to take liberties with Ji Chuan, kissing and hugging him. It was downright improper! Jiang Zhi was serious about pursuing him, 10.7kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
36. 36 嘘 Shh, She’s the Girlfriend You Can’t Talk About: A Demon Lover! 嘘，不能说的女朋友：恶魔恋人！ Hidden in the Snow雪上隐Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ❤️Bring the refined, well-mannered, celibate heir of a prestigious family down from his pedestal! The withdrawn, lovesick girl steals her sister’s top-tier boyfriend! Adapted into the short drama The Lingering Warmth of Ashes, also known as At Night, the Top-Tier Brother Walks Into My Room. The print edition is coming soon! ❤️Sweet, innocent girl with a hidden dark side tempts the aloof heartthrob + both leads are virgins + guiding, daddy-type older-brother husband + intense push and pull + all- 10.7kReads9.2Score1kShelves
37. 37 社 A Sociable Little One Takes Her Sweet, Delicate Mom Along to Join the Army 社牛崽崽带娇软亲妈去随军 Er Lulu二鹿鹿Modern Romance691k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Gifted Kids + Women Supporting Women] Jiang Ningning transmigrates into a military-marriage novel as the deceased biological mother of a pair of gifted twins. Her husband sends her a monthly child support payment, but the original owner is weak-willed and constantly gets swindled out of the money by her in-laws on one pretext or another. The twins raise their mother by scavenging, until their fifth birthday, when the disillusione 9kReads8.9Score917Shelves
38. 38 星 A Reborn Interstellar Powerhouse in the 1960s: Making a Fortune 星际大佬重生六零：发家致富忙 Sassy Bao飒宝Modern Romance830k WordsCompleted "The melancholy evening breeze plucks at my heartstrings, the holy moonlight seduces my intelligence, and your dear mother has stolen my heart! Son, make sure you stay far away from your mom from now on, okay? Oh, that stinks! Ahh, Xu Xiaobao, did you just throw your diaper at me?" "Li Yunxiu, you have five seconds to get out of the room." "Yes, dear! I'm going to slaughter a pig." "Slaughter a pig? What are you up to now?" "My brother said we've been living off our wives every day. I'll slaught 110Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    They're all historical fiction. I don't know if this is what you're looking for.

39. 39 穿 I Transmigrate to the 1960s, Where a Woman from the Stars Sells Men to Build Her Fortune 穿越六零，星际女卖男人发家致富 People Have Said So Too人亦有言Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Transmigration + pocket dimension + no romance + strong heroine) Wei Wei, an interstellar mecha engineer, was testing a new mecha on a desolate planet when she was ambushed. To grasp a chance at survival, she piloted the untested mecha and tried to escape. Little did she know that her leap would take her across not only space, but time as well. When she opened her eyes, she seemed to have arrived in 1963 in China, in the body of a five-year-old girl. She immediately found herself facing a deadl 11.4kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
40. 40 末 An Apocalypse Big Shot Becomes the Village Tyrant in the 1970s! 末世大佬在七十年代当村霸！ The Sky on the Left左边的天空Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + superpowers + educated youth + raising children + face-slapping and taking down scumbags] Gu Zhixia, a woman from the apocalypse, wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated into the body of a country girl in the 1970s who shares her name. The original Gu Zhixia, the youngest daughter born to her parents late in life, was the family darling. But after her niece, Gu Taohua, unexpectedly awakened the ability to foresee the future and tried to steal Gu Zhixia's future marr 3.5kReads8.4Score232Shelves
41. 41 末 The Apocalypse Big Shot in the 1970s, with a Devoted Male Lead at Her Door 末世大佬在七零，贤夫男主送上门 Yan Jiuqing颜玖卿Modern Romance475k WordsCompleted [1v1 + period setting + sweet romance + 1970s + hero with a leg condition + System] Su Jiujiu was a powerhouse in the apocalypse, where all she knew was killing zombies. She transmigrated into a 1970s romance novel, and the original Su Jiujiu's lovesick nature activated a Lovesick System! She was good at beating people up and killing them. But being lovesick? Her? As if! Let somebody else fall in love instead! “520, you think you can make me lovesick? In your dreams! Either you die, or you make 3kReads9.1Score305Shelves
42. 42 穿 I Became the Chosen Female Lead of a Period Novel and Was Doted on by the Nation 穿成年代文天命女主，被国家宠爆 Tuantuan Ya团团吖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Infinite space + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + patriotism + raising children] Scientific genius Fu Xue was hit on the head by a flowerpot and transmigrated into... the doomed heroine of a no-romance period novel centered on a strong female lead. The original owner had a space and was destined for a bright future, but a reborn supporting female character who despised poverty and coveted wealth stole her golden finger and schemed to have her killed. The plot had gone off 1.6kReads8.6Score128Shelves
43. 43 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 49.2kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves
44. 44 小 A Little Zombie Went Looking for Brains, Ended Up in the 1970s, and Joined the Army 小丧尸找脑子找到七零后，随军了 Nine Meows Have Something to Say九喵有言Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Island military romance + transmigration + super-brain genius + special abilities + real and fake heiresses] Zhou Shi is a zombie with brains. She pushes a shopping cart around looking for supplies. Because humans say that if you have food, you have nothing to fear. She uses her brain as a mouth to talk, because she’s heard that if you don’t use your brain, it’ll rust. Her goal in zombie life is to become the most high-class Zombie Queen. High-class means pretty and smart. So this little zombie 13.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
45. 45 七 The Seventies: Reborn, I’m Doted on in Every Way by the Strongest Officer 七零，重生后我被最强军官花样宠 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted husband + Space System] Her cousin schemed to land a handsome, wealthy officer with an incredibly powerful family background, hoping to sleep with him and use her body to keep him under her thumb. Gu Xiaoxi was reborn once more. She decisively stopped the handsome, drugged man who had barged into her bathroom... She seized the chance to marry the army’s most promising officer, “General Lu the Devil,” and packed her bags to join 64.1kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves

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    These are all historical fiction novels, featuring the female protagonist's rise to power and her journey of leveling up and defeating monsters.

46. 46 堂 My Cousin Pressured Me to Switch Betrothals, and I Agreed. So Why Are You Crying? 堂妹逼我换亲，我同意了你哭啥？ Wu Bai Wan伍佰豌Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + space + marriage first, love later + both devoted to each other + face-slapping] The moment Su Yunwan opened her eyes, she discovered she had been reborn to the time before her wedding and had unlocked the space inside her jade pendant ahead of time. Her younger cousin, Su Shuangshuang, had been reborn alongside her. In her previous life, she married Li Zi'an, a scholar to whom she had been betrothed since childhood, while Su Shuangshuang married He Xiangbei, a hunter from their villag 17.2kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves
47. 47 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
48. 48 军 Five Years of Marriage, and He Never Comes Home: If You Don't Love Me, Let's Divorce 军婚五年家都不回：不爱，那就离 Tea Fragrance茶叶香Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted The author has lived in a military compound as a military wife for eleven years. Come see what real military life is like. The short drama Raising Kids in the Seventies, starring Wang Kaimu and Wang Yunyun, is now streaming on the Tomato platform. Watch it for free on Hongguo. Feel-good story + period setting + military marriage + raising children + mutually faithful romance + winning back his wife + authentic life in a military compound The new book is almost complete too. If you’ve finished th 28.6kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves
49. 49 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 107.9kReads9.3Score9.2kShelves
50. 50 重 Reborn into a Sweet Military Marriage: The Fire Chief Wraps an Arm Around My Waist 重生军婚甜蜜蜜，消防队长揽腰宠 Drunken Big Raccoon酒酿大狸子Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Rebirth + Mutual Devotion + Sweet Romance] Entrepreneur Tang Xiaoxiao lived to the age of eighty. After she died, she was told that the firefighter who rescued her during an earthquake had spent the rest of his life disabled by a leg injury he suffered while saving her. Was she going to help her lifesaver heal his leg, or be reincarnated? What a question. Of course she'd help him heal! After being reborn, Tang Xiaoxiao goes to the countryside in her lifesave 13.6kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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