Period Story: Reborn Grandma Leaves Her Children Behind and Lives for Herself! 年代文，老太太重生，抛子弃女，活出自我！

1. 301 双 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban369k WordsOngoing Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.8kReads6.7Score—Shelves
2. 302 穿 Transmigrate to the Song Dynasty: The Empire's Mighty Rise 穿越之大宋雄风 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical673k WordsCompleted A wondrous transmigration, invincible from the start. See how our protagonist, Wu Yue, recruits the heroes of Liangshan, gets up close and personal with Li Shishi, defeats mighty bandits and sweeps away powerful invaders. See how we Han people conquer the world. 817Reads7.2Score—Shelves
3. 303 两 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 555Reads5.4Score—Shelves
4. 304 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1.3kReads6.4Score111Shelves
5. 305 穿 Transmigrate to the Water Margin: Dominate the World 穿越水浒之雄霸天下 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Historical3.0M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian was one of China’s top special forces soldiers. While carrying out a top-secret mission, he was betrayed by a traitor. To ensure his teammates could withdraw safely, Wu Zhantian stayed behind alone. Seriously wounded in a sneak attack by the Japanese invaders, he chose to detonate the button bomb he carried rather than be taken prisoner. He and dozens of members of the Japanese Kamikaze Special Forces perished together. Wu Zhantian thought he was as good as dead, but the flourishing 1kReads5.9Score—Shelves
6. 306 铁 The Iron-Blooded Tigers Battle the Ming 铁血虎贲战大明 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Historical3.5M WordsOngoing Chinese special forces king Wu Zhantian was betrayed by a traitor during a mission. To avoid being captured by the enemy, Wu Zhantian set off the miniature bomb strapped to his body, dying alongside dozens of enemy special forces soldiers. By chance, he touched the laws of the game. He rebuilt his body, copied abilities, and saved the Ming Dynasty from ruin. To stop the Yangzhou Massacre and the Jiading Massacres, Wu Zhantian, China's special forces king, refused to stand by. He tore Aobai apart 1.1kReads7.2Score103Shelves
7. 307 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: 1970 两界穿梭之1970 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban298k WordsOngoing After getting drunk in an accident, Wu Xiaoyao somehow transmigrated to the fiery era of the past. With a System that lets him travel between two worlds, he now has two great eras before him... 309Reads5.8Score—Shelves
8. 308 两 Between Two Worlds: 1973 两界穿梭之1973 Miss Jian, Who Likes Old Rabbits喜欢老兔的简姑娘Urban350k WordsOngoing An unexpected transmigration brought Wu Xiaoyao, an outstanding young man from the 21st century, to the 1970s. The golden finger that comes with transmigrating gave him hope of surviving. As the System leveled up, Wu Xiaoyao discovered that he could travel back and forth between the modern era and the 1970s. Two completely different worlds opened up before him! 493Reads5.9Score—Shelves
9. 309 结 No Intimacy in Three Years of Marriage; After She Marries a Factory Director, Her Ex Panics 结婚三年没同房，嫁厂长后前夫慌 Wan Dou Dou万兜兜Modern Romance278k WordsCompleted [1980s + Building Wealth + Farming + Reborn for Revenge] After catching her husband in a secret affair with her fake cousin, Lin Qiaoyue finally realized why she hadn't had a child in five years: a couple can't get pregnant just by lying in bed together. She had been deceived for five years and had even raised their precious son for them. Worse still, her scumbag husband had caused her elderly father’s death. With nothing left to tie her to life, she took her scumbag husband and their illegitima 24.4kReads7.8Score1kShelves

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   Rebirth and Revenge in a New Era: The Second Book by an Old Lady, Completed!

10. 310 资 The Reborn Capitalist Matriarch Reports Her Whole Family for Rural Relocation 资本家老太重生后，举报全家下乡 Wan Dou Dou万兜兜Modern Romance774k WordsCompleted [1970s + reborn + pocket dimension + elderly woman] (The novel was only recently rated, so its low score is due to the small number of ratings and doesn’t reflect its quality.) In her previous life, Shen Qingyan trusted the wrong man. She followed his instructions and helped him transfer the family’s assets to Hong Kong. Then the scoundrel took the money and left with his illegitimate daughter. She, meanwhile, was reported for her political background and sent to the countryside against her will 6.6kReads7.8Score736Shelves
11. 311 七 The 1970s Grandma: Better to Live for Yourself Than Please Others 七零老太：成全别人不如成全自己 Su Hehuan苏合欢Modern Romance255k WordsCompleted After being reborn, Wu Dahong realized that it was better to work on herself than to work her children to the bone. At first, all she wanted was a steady job. Gradually, she discovered she thrived in that circle and was well suited to leading everyone in the village and the entire commune to prosperity. In her previous life, her husband loved her, and her children were reasonably filial. Wu Dahong devoted her whole life to her family, so perhaps it wasn’t all for nothing. But illness tormented h 401Reads8.1Score119Shelves

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    All three books are very good.

12. 312 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 May Every Generation Ascend to Heaven辈辈上天Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.7kReads6.4Score570Shelves

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    A sweet and charming military romance set in the era of military marriage and accompanying one's spouse to the military. The writing is superb, and I highly recommend this novel. It has an interesting writing style, is a high-quality period drama, and features a rough-around-the-edges military officer and a clear-headed female protagonist. There are many memorable scenes.

13. 313 重 Reborn in the 80s: I Was Sixty That Year, and I Began My Revenge 重生80：那年我六十，开始复仇 The Dreamlike Yamazaki Jihei如梦似幻的山崎治平Modern Romance217k WordsOngoing That cup of filial wine at my sixtieth birthday banquet finally killed me. Zhao Guizhi spent her life toiling away, raising four children on her own after her husband died: two of her own and two adopted. She gave them everything, and this was what she got in return: Her adopted son stole her property and sent her to a psychiatric hospital. Her adopted daughter smiled as she pulled out her oxygen tube. Her biological children were driven to ruin, and her grandchildren became sacrifices. As she —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is also good.

14. 314 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Biological Son Can Wait, My Adopted Son Comes First 重生八零：亲儿靠边，养子最大 April Sky四月空Modern Romance123k WordsOngoing [Period Piece + Rebirth + Elderly Woman + Family Life + Punishing Scumbags] There’s very little material to work with, almost none, but I’ll do my best to finish the story. He Lanfeng spent her whole life working diligently and treating others kindly. She had never done anything to wrong anyone. In her previous life, she devoted half her life to caring for her six children, working herself to the bone until her hair turned white and her health gave out. But it wasn’t until she was old and gravel —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is about an old woman whose own son abandoned her when she was dying. After being reborn, she begins to take revenge on those who wronged her and lives life on her own terms.

15. 315 重 Reborn as an Old Woman, I Cast Off My Son and Daughter: All of You, Kneel! 重生老太抛子弃女，都给我跪下！ Sweetheart Agate甜心玛瑙Modern Romance168k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + Period Setting + Elderly Woman + Scumbag Husband + Scumbag Son and Daughter-in-Law + Face-Slapping + Satisfying Read + Strong Female Lead + Family Drama + Business Warfare + Ensemble Cast] After saying goodbye to the courtyard house, Su Hui dies. At fifty, she opens her eyes and is reborn on a stormy night. Her fingertips brush her cheating husband’s cuff link. A bead of blood wells up, and the suffocating sensation of being tricked into swallowing poison in her past life crashes over 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Old Mrs. Li is reborn at 43, only to discover that her husband still harbors feelings for his first love, and her six children treat her like a blood donation bag. In this life, she decisively divorces her husband, refusing to sacrifice for anyone, not even bothering to care for her eldest grandson, and focuses solely on living her own quiet life. The book's subversion of traditional family ethics is incredibly satisfying, and the realistic underdog story, devoid of any special advantages, makes it all the more powerful.

16. 316 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Woman Leaves Her Husband and Children 重生八零：老太太弃夫抛子 Warmtime Wine温时酒Modern Romance267k WordsCompleted [Period Piece + 1980s + Rebirth + No Golden Finger + Punishing Scumbags + Feel-Good Story + Family Life] In her previous life, Old Madam Zhao worked like an ox for those ungrateful sons, who drained her of every last drop. She couldn’t even afford surgery and died in agony on a cold hospital bed! Heaven has opened its eyes! When she opened hers, she found she’d been reborn twenty years in the past! This time, she’s keeping a tight grip on her own purse! Her hypocritical eldest son: “Mom, I’m the 125Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 317 重 Reborn in 1979: Even This Old Lady Can Go Wild 重生一九七九：老太太也疯狂 Young Master Susu苏苏公子Modern Romance772k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + family life + building wealth + no golden finger + everyday life] Xu Wenxiu lies in a pool of blood and hears the secret the Zhang family has kept for years: her daughter isn’t hers, but the bastard child her scumbag husband had with another woman. In a fit of rage, she is reborn. Fine, fine. The daughter she cherished in her previous life? This time, she’ll smash that little brat to pieces. Xu Wenxiu spent her entire previous life as a drudge. She’s done with that. 5.2kReads8.2Score465Shelves
18. 318 老 Reborn in the Nineties After Her Sons Buried Her Alive 老太太被儿子们活埋后重生九零 Lovebug相思逗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No redemption for unfilial sons and daughters] At seventy-five, Pan Mingxiu learns just before her death that none of her four children are biologically hers, and that all her own children died violent deaths... Before she’s even fully dead, her four “dear children” can’t wait to give her a lavish funeral. She opens her eyes and finds herself reborn in 1995! She endured enough humiliation in her previous life. This time, she’ll kick her wicked children to the curb! Her four children, their face 2.4kReads8.1Score403Shelves

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    I recommend this novel.

19. 319 除 Killed on New Year’s Eve, Widow Cai Is Reborn in the 1980s 除夕夜惨死，寡妇蔡老太重生八零 Xia Mengmeng夏梦梦Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted (An elderly woman is reborn + feel-good revenge + taking down scoundrels + family squabbles + a widow’s comeback + putting every kind of troublemaker in their place + rebirth in a period setting) Cai, a widowed old woman, lost her husband when she was in her thirties. She spent her life raising four sons and a daughter, saving money to buy homes and arrange marriages for her sons, and putting together a dowry for her daughter. While she still had money, every son and daughter-in-law competed to 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book! Please urge me to update and give it five stars!

20. 320 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.6kReads—Score107Shelves

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    The male protagonist is reborn after taking the college entrance exam, becomes a tycoon starting from the World Cup, quietly starts a business and speculates in stocks during college, and is surrounded by beautiful women.

21. 321 八 The Eighties Grandma Unleashes Her Fury: Unfilial Children, Get Out! 八零老太大发威，不孝子女滚滚滚 May Wealth Come Your Way一路生财Modern Romance153k WordsCompleted [Feel-good period drama + reborn revenge against scumbags + no golden finger + family life + everyday money-making + ensemble cast] Old Mrs. Song had worked hard all her life, caring for her parents-in-law and raising her children. She not only looked after her husband and earned money to buy homes for her children, but even spent her later years raising her two sons' kids. She thought her husband and children would be grateful for everything she had done for them. But when she was injured, they 36Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Historical fiction, an old lady is reborn.

22. 322 梦 Back to the 1970s: My Family Has a Mythical Beast 梦回七零，家有神兽 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance727k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigration + Space + Spirit Spring + Raising Children + Healing + Marriage First, Love Later] A 1990s TV drama called Debt of Sin was the source of Yu Yin’s nightmares, and its theme song left an especially deep mark on her. Yu Yin’s childhood was filled with her parents’ arguments and the crashing sound of things being smashed. When she was young, her parents divorced, and she became a burden neither of them wanted. Once she was an adult, they both tried to meddle in her l 8.4kReads9.2Score455Shelves

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    🌱The female protagonist of this book, Yu Yin, is transported back to the 1970s. The original Yu Yin lived in Yunnan with her parents; her father was a farm commander, her brother a paratrooper from Beijing, and she worked as an accountant in the county government. She secretly bought a house, which, in modern terms, means she had premarital property. The male protagonist is a sent-down youth from Shanghai (working as a teacher). In Yunnan, they have an endless supply of mushrooms and fruits—it's truly wonderful! Later in the story, the college entrance examination is reinstated, and the two protagonists go to Shanghai together to take it! They are also adorable twin babies.

23. 323 被 After Starving to Death, Grandma Fang Was Reborn 被饿死后，方老太重生了 Shi Xing师行Modern Romance570k WordsOngoing [Period] [Wish Fulfillment] [The 1970s] [Light Ensemble Cast] In her previous life, Fang Xiulian was a rural woman who let her son take everything from her. In her old age, she was tormented by her ungrateful son. She never got to eat another hot meal before she died... When she opened her eyes, she was back in 1976. Given another chance at life, Xiulian refused to be a “workhorse” ever again. A selfish son, a husband who died young, a vicious daughter-in-law... Fang Xiulian would rewrite it all 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The old woman is reborn, abandoning her ungrateful son and living her own life.

24. 324 内 The Street Ruffian of the Entertainment Industry, Starts by Speeding with a Robber 内娱街溜子，开局带劫匪狂飙 I'm a Kitty是猫猫吖丶Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted For female readers! Complete!! [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + shamelessness + memes + face-slapping + mysticism + no logic] After transmigrating, Lu Ling became a washed-up actress. From the start, she had to deal with a cheating scumbag boyfriend, being blacklisted by her company, and a ruthless rejection from a director... Faced with this thoroughly unfriendly world, Lu Ling decided to go completely crazy and wreck everyone’s day. And so the entertainment industry gained a new menac 42kReads9.0Score5.7kShelves

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    Lu Xiu transmigrated into the body of a washed-up actress, only to be confronted with her cheating boyfriend, blacklisted by her company, and refused to meet by a director right from the start—this B-world is too unfriendly. Luckily, she possesses a naturally silly and eccentric personality, loves to make jokes, and even knows a bit about metaphysics. Forget about logic; faced with this mess, Lu Xiu decided to go crazy on the spot—just like the novel "A Street Rogue in the Entertainment Industry, Starting with a High-Speed ​​Trip with Robbers."

25. 325 七 The Seventies: After Taking My Mother-in-Law's Pocket Dimension, I Stop Being a Doormat Wife 七零，抢婆婆空间后不再当窝囊媳 Dongmen东门Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing “Reborn, family drama, pocket dimension, satisfying revenge, strong heroine, face-slapping, training men.” In her previous life, she died in agony from stomach cancer. Now reborn, she’ll settle every score and right every wrong. If people call her crazy, then she’ll show them just how crazy she can be. Anyone who dares provoke her will get beaten if she can manage it, or burned if she can’t. The only thing that matters is living freely and happily, never again putting up with anyone’s abuse. She 28.4kReads8.4Score2.1kShelves
26. 326 老 Reborn in the 1970s: From the Start, the Old Lady's Fists Were on Fire 老太重生七零：开局拳头抡冒火了 Just Call Me Nini就叫我妮妮吧Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Old Madam Qin served her whole family, only to be beaten and cursed at for it. She cared for her paralyzed husband for decades, and the moment he died, her son stopped giving her food. Just days before she starved to death, she learned that the children and grandchildren she had raised for decades were actually worthless brats! Her own biological child had spent a lifetime being worked like an ox and tormented in the home of his mistress. When she opened her eyes, she had r 852Reads8.3Score101Shelves
27. 327 重 Reborn in the 1980s: Auntie Jin Takes on the Whole Family 重生八零，金大妈吊打全家 Little Red Dot红点儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Putting Scumbags in Their Place] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [Payback Is a Must] [Wealth and Glory] A guide to this life: Stay clear of the burdens of children, and enjoy a carefree life! Hang on to a big shot's coattails, and you'll never worry about food or drink! Jin Yulan, a scrap-collecting woman, froze to death beneath a bridge. Her son refused to pay for her funeral and burned her body by the river. When she opened her eyes again, Jin Yulan had returned to the late 1980s 136Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She's doing well on her own, not relying on her children, and is even starting a business with her husband by her side. Interesting.

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