Looking for Slice-of-Life Stories Set in a Bygone Era, With Little Conflict and Lots of Family Life 找没有什么戾气的年代文，要家长里短，少戾气的

1. 1 分 After Three Years Apart, She Asks for a Divorce, and the Chaste Commander Loses His Cool 分居三年提离婚，禁欲首长红了眼 Tun Er豚二Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + raising children + no golden finger + native-born characters + life in a military compound + everyday family drama] This is not an effortless wish-fulfillment story. It’s a warm tale of personal growth, so read with care if that’s not your thing. Cen Jing Yi gives birth to her daughter prematurely and is thrown out by her in-laws. She struggles alone to raise her daughter until she’s two. Then her husband, who returned to his unit the day aft 14.4kReads8.8Score951Shelves

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   Take a look at the period novels on my bookshelf and see which one suits you.

2. 2 八 Married with a Baby in the ’80s: My Mortal Enemy Becomes a Henpecked Husband 八零奉子成婚，死对头成了妻管严 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance796k WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangyi woke up, she learned that she had transmigrated into a book, a period novel written by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine, and she was the vicious supporting character. Her father didn’t love her and her mother was gone. As if having to survive under the thumb of her wicked stepmother since childhood wasn’t enough, her scheming stepsister stole her fiancé and set up her nemesis, the street thug Xie Qingxiao, to ruin her virtue. She became pregnant by accident, and af 13.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
3. 3 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, I Take the Children to Find Their Long-Dead Father 穿书后我带孩子找到他们早死的爹 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 37.7kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
4. 4 易 Fertile by Nature, She Has the Factory Boss's Only Heir After Losing Her Memory 易孕体质，失忆后破厂长三代单传 Nan Wanwan南绾绾Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Nineties setting, both leads are virgins, sweet romance, doting love, marriage first, love later, secret crush, slice of life] Qin Baozhu has been spoiled rotten since childhood, indulged and allowed to do whatever she wants. One day, an accident sends her tumbling off a train. The pampered heiress becomes an illiterate simpleton, and someone picks her up from the train station. When she wakes up, she's been married for six years, and there's a little one crying beside her. “Mommy, I promise I 7.8kReads8.5Score471Shelves
5. 5 铁 A Tough Soldier Falls Into the Tender Embrace of a Pretty Wife 铁血汉子陷进了俏媳妇的温柔乡 Summer Hail夏冰雹Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [Rugged hero + military marriage + 1970s + no System or pocket dimension + family life + building wealth + sweet romance] Shen Chao was reborn on her wedding night. In this life, all she wanted was to live happily with her husband. But he was always teasing her until her face flushed and her heart raced. “If you don’t want me touching you, which other man are you saving yourself for?” “You’re my wife. What’s wrong with me hugging you? Can’t I even hold you under the covers?” “Blushing again? Get 8.2kReads8.2Score400Shelves
6. 6 七 A Warm Marriage in the 1970s: She Marries a Rough Rascal and Is Spoiled Like a Treasure 七零暖婚：嫁给痞气糙汉被宠成宝 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Everyone says the bad-tempered rascal from the Xie family is a shameless layabout. How on earth did he get so lucky as to marry Jiang He, the woman everyone in the surrounding villages wants for a wife? The young men who have a crush on Jiang He are all so jealous they could grind their teeth over Xie Shenqing. And yet, despite having such a kind and lovely wife, Xie Shenqing is always shouting at and scolding her. Even the neighborhood aunties whisper that it's a shame and that Jiang He has had 6kReads8.9Score376Shelves
7. 7 娇 The Sweet, Gentle Army Wife Is Pregnant Again, and Her Fierce Officer Husband Coaxes Her Every Night 娇软军嫂又怀了，凶戾军官夜夜哄 Lan Ranran蓝染染Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Fierce military man x sweet, delicate heiress to a capitalist family] [Devoted couple, one-on-one romance + military marriage and family doting + showering each other with affection + everyday family life] The night Shen Chuning found Chen Ziyun, a sent-down youth, planning to make sure they got married by sleeping with him first, she had a dream. In the dream, Chen Ziyun married her only to get his hands on her family’s ancestral koi jade pendant. Not only did she hand the heirloom over to Che 6.3kReads8.8Score907Shelves

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   The era of serving the motherland

8. 8 七 In the Seventies, She Marries a Rugged Man Who Can’t Have Children, but the Spoiled Female Lead Sleeps In Again 七零嫁绝嗣糙汉，娇纵女配又起晚 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Wild Plot] [1970s] [Everyone's Darling] [Marriage Before Love] [Redemption] Jiang Nanxi grew up pampered and couldn't endure hardship. Who would have thought that when she opened her eyes, she would transmigrate into a book, becoming a vain, troublesome supporting character in a novel set in an era of poverty, beautiful but utterly stupid? In the original story, a forty-two-year-old woman stole her twenty-year-old fiancé, the male lead. In a fit of madness, she married Zhou Ji, the 3.6kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
9. 9 百 The Many Flavors of Life, Part One: A Snowy Night of Lost Souls 百味人生第一部：失魂风雪夜 w Nankew南柯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Family, love, and adultery. This small mountain village seems peaceful, but undercurrents run deep, and human dramas of sorrow and joy unfold every day. On a bitterly cold, snowy night, a young and beautiful mother is assaulted and becomes pregnant. Afterward, she lives every day in fear and pain, desperately trying to keep the secret. When the truth comes to light, the demon who has appeared in her dreams countless times has never really gone away. What will the mother do? This book offers a 14.6kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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   A historical fiction set in Northeast China during the 1970s and 80s. No time travel or reincarnation. The content is realistic, with nuanced character portrayals. Completed; no need to wait for updates.

10. 10 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 14.2kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves

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    Not bad! [I've learned something]

11. 11 1 1963: Possessed by My Own Future Self from the Start 1963，开局被自己夺舍 Duan Hailiang, Who Loves Fried Pork Strips爱吃炸猪肉条的段海良Urban2.3M WordsCompleted System + mountain foraging + hunting + farming in a bygone era + pets + beast taming + people management Also known as: "Deep in the Mountains, I Can’t Keep My Pets Hidden" Eighteen-year-old Li Haifeng gains not only memories of the future, but also a Pet System. The System may be a little eccentric, but its abilities are undeniable. A wild boar can be raised until it’s five meters long, and a goshawk can grow as big as a plane. An octopus can flip a cruise ship, and an earthworm can grow into a 17.1kReads7.0Score1.8kShelves
12. 12 嫌 You Mock Me for Being Infertile? I'll Marry an Officer and Have Triplets 嫌我不孕不育？嫁军官一胎生仨 Yuan He沅荷Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted Period setting + everyday life + multiple births + a weak, slowly growing female lead in the early chapters After being reborn, Lin Xi's older sister, Lin Yu, decides that her military officer husband from her previous life died too young. The first thing she does in this life is hand her younger sister the short-lived groom she was betrothed to as a child, making her sister marry him in her place. After all, her younger sister was rejected by her in-laws in her previous life for failing to have 2.5kReads8.1Score234Shelves

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    These are all period novels with little violence or hostility; I've been reading them for quite a while, but they're all quite enjoyable.

13. 13 七 The Seventies: Sweet Love with My Soldier King 七零，我和兵王甜蜜蜜 Guoba Ci锅巴瓷Modern Romance495k WordsCompleted It just finished, so the rating may be a little low at first. It'll gradually go up as more people rate it. (Stunningly beautiful genius doctor × cool, aloof, and highly capable special forces soldier) (The heroine has a storage space, but it's not overpowered. It can only store things, and there's no System or space shop. If you like this, don't miss it!) Historical era + 1970s + transmigration + sweet romance + love at first sight Su Momo, a genius doctor from the 21st century and the youngest 7.2kReads8.6Score809Shelves
14. 14 七 The Stunning Beauty of the 1970s Turns Her Cold-Faced Officer Husband Into a Henpecked One 七零绝色美人冷面军官沦为妻管严 Ranran's Ran苒苒的苒Modern Romance597k WordsOngoing [Period setting + sweet military romance + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension, which doesn't appear often] A beautiful fair-skinned woman × a cold, reserved military officer who abstains from romance. Both are devoted only to each other. An Ruo has exquisite features and skin as white as snow. She is a true beauty. Cool and distant around others, she's spoiled and always hungry in private. = Oh no! An Ruo realizes she's transmigrated into a book and become a cannon-fodder side charact 918Reads7.7Score299Shelves
15. 15 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, I Live Off My Parents and Lie Flat Like a Carefree Fish 穿越年代，我靠啃老躺平当咸鱼 Wangzai Little Head旺仔小头头Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a landlady who coasted through life, collecting rent on schedule and taking it easy. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself reborn as a little girl. Her father was a lazy, shameless rascal who mooched off his parents every day, but in truth, he doted on his wife and daughter. Her mother seemed too frail to take care of herself, unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, but was actually as strong as an ox. Song Yuan thought 7kReads8.4Score513Shelves
16. 16 刚 Married and Immediately Joining the Army: My Officer Husband Spoils Me Rotten 刚结婚就随军，军官老公宠爆了 Chubby Roundie胖圆儿Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Period] [Military Marriage] [Hot-Tempered Female Lead Who's No Push-over] In her previous life, Lin Shuyi and her younger sister Lin Tiantian each married under their parents' arrangements to avoid being sent to the countryside. Lin Shuyi married an older man who had been married before, while her sister married an army officer. Her husband, Luo Feng, later became the richest man in the country, and all four of her stepchildren went on to become top figures in business, sports, law, and medicin 1.2kReads8.5Score145Shelves
17. 17 为 I Neglected Her for My Childhood Sweetheart. Reborn, I Marry a Cold Military Officer Instead 为青梅冷落她，重生改嫁高冷军官 Jin Yu锦喻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + Military Marriage + Building Wealth + Devoted Couple + Hopeless Romantic] Lin Yin loved Song Changyuan and married him against all odds, thinking that even if he were a stone, she could warm his heart. But... all his life, Song Changyuan devoted himself to helping his childhood sweetheart. He never consummated his marriage with Lin Yin, leaving her to live as a wife in name only until she died a lonely death. After being reborn... She refused to marry him. She insisted on bre 2.6kReads8.5Score439Shelves
18. 18 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Sent-Down Youth's Daily Life Raising a Child 七零军婚，知青下乡养娃日常 Wen Wen Wen雯雯玟Modern Romance568k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + raising children + devoted to each other] In her previous life, Shen Zhixia was forced to go to the countryside for certain reasons, where she met the scumbag Wang Jianguo and the vile Xu Xiaocao. The two later schemed to rob her of her innocence, leaving her no choice but to marry Wang Jianguo. She eventually died of illness, meeting a tragic end. Only after she died did she learn that someone had fallen in love with her at first sight and loved her deeply 7.2kReads8.5Score609Shelves
19. 19 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, the Young Lady Makes a Fortune and Raises Her Kids 穿越七零大小姐发家致富养崽崽 Wen Wen Wen雯雯玟Modern Romance264k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Marrying a rugged man + pocket dimension + raising kids + building a career] Yu Wen arrived in the 1970s with a pocket dimension and was about to become a mother. With her pocket dimension at her fingertips and her wits to guide her, she raised her child and built a career at the same time. In the 1970s, she found love and achieved success in her work. Yang Hao: My wife makes so much money. What do I do if I feel like a kept man? Asking for a friend... (This is a fictional setting. I 874Reads7.5Score108Shelves
20. 20 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 38kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves

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    A very peaceful period drama with a career-oriented female protagonist. No difficult family members or relatives; a lighthearted story about serving one's country. Overall, it's good.

21. 21 被 Driven from My Ancestral Home, I Feast with My Family 被逼出祖宅我带家人大鱼大肉 Let Go of the Promise放下了诺言Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Li Yongsheng wakes from a deep sleep to discover that he has transmigrated. Still dazed, he hears people arguing. His uncle, a scholar who had passed the first imperial exam, stole someone's jade pendant and was confronted over it. The family hurriedly held a discussion and made Li Yongsheng's honest, simple father take the blame. His mother was utterly unwilling, but she couldn't withstand the barrage of pressure. Fortunately, after the pendant was returned, the other party didn't pursue the ma 10.2kReads8.7Score855Shelves

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    Work is so tiring, but the farming and childhood games in the book have been incredibly therapeutic for me!

22. 22 都 We’re All Reborn, So Who Still Wants to Be Someone’s Lackey? 都重生了谁还拉帮套啊 Meow Erbai喵二白Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Cao Chaoyang acted on impulse and chose the path of becoming his sister-in-law’s live-in helper, moving into her home. He worked hard to support his elder brother’s family for twenty years, only for his brother’s legs, crippled for years, to suddenly recover. Thrown out of the house overnight, he had no choice but to get away from people and become a forest ranger. Reborn in 1973, when his sister-in-law once again knelt before him, Cao Chaoyang said firmly, “No!” He would n 17.5kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
23. 23 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 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves

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    The main story was really good; even though there weren't many dramatic ups and downs, it was still very engaging. Professor Lu was such a good person, and the Zhao family was also very kind. The part where the male lead had a falling out with his family felt a bit sudden, but it wasn't abrupt either; it fit Professor Lu's style of loving his wife and children perfectly. He went to seek justice as soon as he heard that the female lead had been wronged. After reading the epilogue, I realized that the male and female leads were truly good people. After experiencing such hardship, they were able to treat their parents better than other sisters when they returned to the city. However, their parents were too greedy and couldn't distinguish right from wrong, so they drifted further and further away from the male lead's family, and it was only natural that they met with a bad ending.

24. 24 下 The Sent-Down Granny Is Reborn: White Rice With Braised Pork 下放老太太重生：白米饭配红烧肉 Build a House起房子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Granny Qiao was reborn seven days before her whole family was sent away to the countryside. Looking at her family, all still together, she saw that her son and daughter-in-law were alive, her two little grandchildren hadn't died, and her children were still in school. Everyone she needed to cherish and protect was right there before her. There was still time to put things right, and she wasn't alone, living like a walking corpse. So she took out her family's heirloom, only to discover that it co 28.7kReads8.8Score4.2kShelves
25. 25 父 A Love Story: I Worked as a Nanny in the 1950s 父母爱情之我在五零年代当保姆 A Flicker of Fireflies in Early Spring予微初萤Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Wen Xin was a food blogger. During a food variety show, an accident caused a gas explosion that killed her. When she woke up, she had transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the 1950s who shared her name… 740Reads6.5Score101Shelves
26. 26 婆 When the Mother-in-Law Takes Charge, Her Son Returns to a Shocking Sight 婆婆当家，儿子归来傻眼了 A Mushroom一枝蘑菇Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted For the two years since her son got married, Yang Yufen never showed up. Everyone said she was a mean mother-in-law who looked down on her daughter-in-law, Qin Nian: she didn’t help when Qin Nian was pregnant, and she was nowhere to be seen when her grandson became seriously ill. It wasn’t until Qin Nian had an accident and the child died that Yang Yufen finally came to her senses. At the hospital, she saw her missing son with a homewrecker. She slapped him, only for the woman to shove her down 15.4kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
27. 27 八 The 1980s: You Marry Your White Moonlight, I'll Marry the Fourth Young Master of a Tycoon Family 八零：你娶白月光，我嫁豪门四少 North Moon Xiaomu北月小木Modern Romance197k WordsCompleted Shen Yuanxi choked on her milk tea and died. Her soul transmigrated to Pingjiang City in 1987. Her parents ran off, her brother ran off, and her fiance ran off too. Luckily, before the original owner suddenly died, she had secured a job as a university instructor and gotten a marriage certificate with the fourth young master of the wealthy Xie family from Hong Kong. The scumbag He Yuncheng had kissed his white moonlight, Lin Zining, right in front of Shen Yuanxi, and still had the nerve to say, 4.2kReads8.3Score435Shelves
28. 28 七 A 1970s Military Marriage: The Ice-Cold Officer Is Wrapped Around the Heiress’s Finger 七零军婚，冷面军官被大小姐拿捏 Mu Mu Xiang Xiang沐沐湘湘Modern Romance245k WordsCompleted A tough military officer who embodies traditional masculine virtues and spoils his wife x a stunning military doctor with exceptional medical skills [Transmigrate into a book + period setting + devoted couple + sweet romance + mutual flirting + cozy daily life + face-slapping + pocket dimension] Lin Banxia was born into a family of doctors and possesses a pocket dimension filled with medicinal herbs. One day, she transmigrates into a period novel as a vicious beauty who elopes with a pretty boy 970Reads8.7Score112Shelves
29. 29 到 Only When She Died Did She Learn That the Cold-Faced Officer Cried for Her Every Night 到死她才知，冷面军官为她夜夜哭 A Thousand Pears in a Dream一梦千梨Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted Ran Jinnian was fair-skinned, beautiful, and charmingly sweet. On the day she married Lu Jinyuan, she made a fatal mistake and ran off with a scumbag. In the end, she died on the streets of Guang City. Reborn in the 1970s, she returned to the day of her wedding to Lu Jinyuan. The broad-shouldered, slim-waisted man in his military uniform pinned on a large red flower and held out his hand to her. “I will.” She swore that in this life, she would build a good life with him. Lu Jinyuan came from a g 6.9kReads8.4Score785Shelves
30. 30 下 Sent to the Countryside on a Sea Island, Raising Little Ones with My Frog 下乡到海岛，带着蛙崽养团子 Sweet Rice Wine Dumplings酒酿甜心圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Period Setting + Joining Her Husband on an Island Posting + Frog Companion's Pocket Dimension + Family's Cherished Darling + Raising Kids + Food + Foraging by the Sea] When Qi Mengyu woke up, she was blowing bubbles in the sea when Yan Qing, a cool, long-legged man, hauled her out. She discovered that she'd transmigrated into the role of a cannon-fodder supporting character in a period novel. To cherish life, stay away from the male and female leads. Marry a thoughtful, go 3.2kReads8.9Score263Shelves
31. 31 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 318.5kReads9.1Score47.4kShelves

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    This was my first time reading this type of book, and it was quite good. The romance developed naturally, and the daily lives of the female lead's three children were adorable and interesting. The rural life was peaceful and healing. 👍 The fact that the female supporting character's intelligence didn't change after her rebirth felt very realistic.

32. 32 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 6.7kReads9.4Score565Shelves

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    Historical fiction, everyday family matters

33. 33 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 10.4kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
34. 34 军 Everyday Life for the Children of a Military Compound 军属大院子女成长日常 Mo Buqing墨不清Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Until she was five, Jiang Youcheng lived in the countryside with her mother, grandmother, and younger brother, carefree and happy. Then, in the early summer of 1987, Jiang Youcheng's father came home... 3.3kReads8.8Score235Shelves
35. 35 我 I'm the Worst, So What Can You Do About It? [The 1970s] 我是极品，能奈我何【七零】 Li Site李思特Modern Romance548k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + everyday family life; heroine is a human weapon, police] Shi Yu transmigrates from the apocalypse to 1976. At first, all she wants is enough to eat, then to eat well. In the end, the times push her into becoming a police officer. She gets to watch the drama unfold, enjoy the show, and beat people up. What could be better? The heroine’s superhuman strength returns around Chapter 40. The male lead is Li Yinian, but he doesn’t appear much! (The characters aren’t perfect; fictional 1.9kReads6.8Score116Shelves
36. 36 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
37. 37 七 The 1970s: Forced into a Marriage Swap, I Win My Aloof Husband's Devotion 七零：被迫换亲后，高冷老公宠上天 Having a Little Kumquat吃个小金桔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Lu Qingping married Lin Jinwen, a young intellectual sent to the countryside. She had a city grain ration, and they were a loving, harmonious couple who lived a life everyone admired. Reborn, she finds that her cousin has schemed to swap their marriages, willing to give up her own city household registration just to steal Lu Qingping’s wonderful life. What her cousin doesn’t know is that Lu Qingping suffered terribly in her previous life. It was only after her divorce that 785Reads7.1Score230Shelves

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    This one is finished, but I haven't finished reading it yet. It's quite good though.

38. 38 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 18.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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39. 39 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
40. 40 八 Trading Marriages in the 1980s: The Tycoon Brings His Hopeless Romantic as a Dowry 八零换嫁：大佬携恋爱脑当嫁妆 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [The rating is low because it just came out (┬_┬). Being lovesick is the best dowry a man can have. 1980s + raising kids + fashion + food] In her previous life, Ji Ning had just completed Hai Shang Lao’s overseas expansion when her terminally ill younger sister dragged her off a cliff. Reborn, her younger sister got first pick of the promising man they had both known in their previous life. By a twist of fate, Ji Ning married into the Zhou family, the scholarly household her sister had married i 4.1kReads8.8Score451Shelves
41. 41 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: The Heiress Is the Nation’s Goddess 甜蜜军婚：大小姐她是国民女神 Drunk on the Mountain, Embraced by the Wind枕山醉风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage]+ [Period]+ [Raising Kids]+ [Abstinent Powerhouse X Super-Soft Ballerina]+ [Sweet Romance, No Golden Finger] International ballerina Sheng Shuyan transmigrates into a Period novel about a military big shot, written for a male audience. She becomes the big shot’s first wife, who dies young. The original owner was trapped in the past and died unhappy. In the big shot’s heart, she weighed about as much as a feather. Years later, after returning from Hong Kong, the big shot has be 982Reads8.2Score100Shelves
42. 42 穿 Transmigrating to the 1980s, Becoming a Stepmother, and Getting Rich While Joining the Army: The Vile Ones, Get Lost 穿八零，当后妈，致富随军极品滚 Trees on Chun Mountain椿山有木Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Super-sweet romance + military marriage + having and raising children + getting rich + spirit spring space + everyday life] Lin Shuyan transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder supporting female character in a period novel! Her military officer husband is the heroine's biggest golden finger: Rich and powerful, handsome and wealthy. Too bad she's not the heroine. * When he hears that Lin Shuyan is beating the children, her military officer husband comes home with divorce papers. Befo 11.5kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
43. 43 夫 A Couple Transmigrates Together: Raising Kids and Getting Rich in the 1960s 夫妻双穿：六零养娃致富忙 Yunyun's Guest Beneath the Banana Tree云云蕉下客Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period setting + System + pocket dimension + transmigrate + couple transmigrates together + lots of children] An unexpected car accident sent Lin Wanqing transmigrating into a book, specifically a story about someone being reborn in the 1960s and turning their life around. Fortunately, she had a golden finger. But who could tell her what use a palace-intrigue System could possibly be in this particular era? What? The System could be upgraded too? That feature... she could just about a 12.5kReads8.3Score880Shelves

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    This book is about raising children.

44. 44 带 I Bring My Pocket Dimension to the 1970s, Snacking on Sunflower Seeds to Get By 带着空间穿七零，磕着瓜子混日子 Clear, Clear Handwriting清晰笔笔Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Synopsis: Parallel world + top-tier hunk. Female lead: Sheng Wanyan. Male lead: Gu Tingxiao. Every night, Sheng Wanyan, living in 2026, has the same dream. Everything in it is gray and dreary. The streets are full of skinny people in patched clothes, yet everyone looks full of energy. Mud houses are everywhere, and people have to work in the fields to earn work points just to get enough to eat. Terrified, she quickly sells off her belongings and stockpiles supplies to prepare. “Hey! What are you 28.6kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    I've finished reading these two books. I have so many books on my shelf, but I don't actually finish many of them. They were very good.

45. 45 六 The Sixties: A Spoiled Military Wife's Daily Gossip 六零年代娇媳妇吃瓜日常 Loneliness Stains the Years寂寞染流年Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + daily life + gossip + ensemble cast] Su Xiuxiu transmigrated into a book. The moment she opened her eyes, her family was forcing her to marry a fool… She had two choices: 1. Go to the countryside as an educated youth. 2. Find someone to marry herself. In the original story, she went to the countryside because she had a crush on the male lead. Then, after he was targeted in a scheme, she ended up marrying a local good-for-nothing… Su Xi 12.6kReads8.9Score993Shelves
46. 46 她 She Lived Life to the Fullest in Every Era 她在每个年代都活得潇洒 Silly Wanwan呆呆的婉婉Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Gu Nuanyi keeps dreaming about the same scene. Since she already possesses a space of her own, she senses something fishy is going on. She quickly gathers supplies, and after she transmigrates to the 1970s, her ancestor visits her in a dream and reveals that none of this is a coincidence… What she never expected was that transmigrating wouldn’t happen just once. There would be a second time, a third time… 11.3kReads8.7Score840Shelves
47. 47 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.3kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    This book, "Slow and Steady Flow," is quite good. I just finished reading it, and it's great! 👍

48. 48 书 The Younger Uncle Who Went to the Countryside in the 1980s Is Back 书穿八零之下乡的小叔回来了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted The 1980s: family squabbles and everyday life. Young intellectual Lu Guoan had gone to the countryside. To treat his daughter, who was trapped in a strange, unending sleep, he had no choice but to return to the city with his wife and child. The Lu family was crowded into a small home, and the family's sudden return sparked some unavoidable domestic conflicts. Yet Lu Qiaoqiao, the patient, recovered the moment she stepped through the Lu family door, without needing any treatment at all. She al 17.1kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    A very heartwarming and beautiful period drama.

49. 49 千 A Lucky, Prosperous New Millennium 千禧年顺风顺水顺财神 Wen Wen Wen玟纹文Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday life / personal growth / lighthearted / family and neighborhood life] In elementary school, Ouyang Jingshu wrestled with the dreaded subject of math every day. In middle and high school, she took part-time jobs to earn a little money. Her family ran an ordinary small business. Who could have guessed that good fortune would find her at university? Write the character for “demolish,” and gold by the thousand! What do you do after getting rich? What else? You settle down and live your ord 3.8kReads8.8Score259Shelves
50. 50 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.3kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    This is super heartwarming; the protagonist transmigrates into the body of an elderly woman who raises her grandchildren alone, and there are no outrageous plot twists.

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