A Breath of Fresh Air in the Period-novel Genre, with Original Twists. I'm Done with Those Overused Plots 年代文清流，反套路，那些烂大街的再也看不下去了

1. 201 七 The 1970s: The Fake Heiress Flirts with the Military Officer, Who Spoils Her 七零：假千金狂撩帽子黍被掐腰宠 Fragrant Bubbles沫香香Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + girl pursues guy + sweet romance + fake crowd favorite + daily life] Jiang Ran transmigrated into a book, becoming the fake heiress in a 1970s courtyard novel. After the real heiress showed up, she was forced to move to the countryside. Because of her fair skin and beauty, a street punk bullied her and robbed her of her innocence, leaving her with a tragic fate. When Jiang Ran arrived, the real heiress had yet to show up. Moving to the countryside was 5.7kReads8.7Score536Shelves
2. 202 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: Everyday Family Life in a Courtyard Compound 穿越六零之大杂院里的家长里短 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance368k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance + Marriage Before Love + Life in a Courtyard Compound + Gossip] Ye Fangfei was an ordinary office drone in the twenty-first century. One day, she transmigrated into the body of a young woman with the same name, who had just graduated from high school and lived in a crowded courtyard compound in the 1960s. The young woman was also named Ye Fangfei, and the day she arrived was the very day she was supposed to meet a potential match. The man was a demobilized soldier who now drove a 11.1kReads8.4Score697Shelves
3. 203 揣 I Faked My Death While Pregnant, and My Ex-Fiancé, a Powerful Tycoon, Lost It When I Got Engaged 揣崽假死后，我订婚大佬前夫破防 It's the Old Wang Next Door是隔壁老王呀Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1950s + space for stockpiling goods + military marriage + childbirth and faked death + regretful pursuit] Su Huaiyu was reborn on her third birthday. Together with her mother, who had also been reborn, she emptied the mansion of her father, a powerful Shanghai tycoon, and secretly set off for the capital under assumed names. Just as they were about to make their escape, her father, who had also been reborn, caught up with them. Although Su Huaiyu and her mother managed to get away 2.4kReads8.4Score266Shelves
4. 204 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 11kReads7.9Score656Shelves
5. 205 五 The 1950s: The Family's Beloved Child Takes a Grain Shop Through the Famine 五零团宠，带着粮铺混饥荒 llx Flying Fishllx飞鱼Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [For female readers] [Period] [Spatial storage] [Famine] [Family darling] [Everyday family life] [Slice of life] [Dual transmigration] [Coming of age] [Reincarnated in the womb] [Alternate historical setting] [A black pot falls from the sky: transmigrate to the 1950s and become the family’s darling] When Zhao Suisui returned home for the New Year, she passed her aunt’s grain shop. Her aunt had something urgent to do and asked her to mind the store. Just as she was lying on a rocking chair, watch 25kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
6. 206 重 Reborn in the 1990s: I Tame a Delinquent Husband, Build a Fortune, and Raise Our Kids 重生九零训痞夫，发家致富养崽崽 A Tree in Full Bloom半树繁花Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it just opened. It’ll go up.) (1990s + family drama + rugged man + heartwarming sweet romance + raising children + building wealth + love after marriage) Song Rui was tricked into supporting her younger brother throughout her marriage, and felt she could never hold her head up around her in-laws. She worked like an ox, never complaining. But after her husband got into trouble, she and her two children were thrown out of the family home. Her mother-in-law was domineerin 4.4kReads9.0Score487Shelves

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   A period novel where the male lead is arrogant and confrontational towards his parents. The rough and tough guy is a bit funny [smirk]. When the awful mother-in-law says the female lead is unfilial, the male lead says, "Why should I be filial to you? I'm just teasing you for being shameless and for saying such hurtful things." When the awful mother-in-law provokes the female lead, the male lead catches his brother and nephew and beats them up. The male lead said, "I can't touch the old folks, but can't I hit your son?"

7. 207 红 No. 66 Hongyan Alley 红延胡同六六号院 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period setting + ordinary people + native male and female leads + transmigrated female lead as the second heroine, with no golden finger + a touch of ensemble cast + no relocation to the countryside, no poverty relief, no subsidizing others + no military marriage, no rough-and-tumble hero + 1v1] Excerpt One: “Damn it!” Xu Hongmian cursed, tightening her grip on the corn bun. It was one thing for Xu Junqing to eat at the school cafeteria, but Xu Hongqiao wasn’t coming home either? That girl had 3.6kReads8.4Score365Shelves

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   I recently watched this, and it was quite interesting! It's not just about a single male and female lead; it's a slightly ensemble cast! Everyone is very well-developed.

8. 208 最 The Wildest Era: A Mad Villainess with a Golden Finger Takes Revenge and Crushes Scumbags 最粗年代金手指疯批女配复仇虐渣 Yang Guangyu阳光御Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + rebirth in the 1970s + System space + transmigration into a book + both leads are chaste + revenge against scumbags + no goody-two-shoes heroine] In 1976, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the gates of hell swing open Su Qingmi climbs out of the river, clutching the space jade pendant that was taken from her in her previous life. Blood still streaks her face as she gives her scumbag father two slaps. She remembers every page of the book: • The heroine tricks her out 8.3kReads8.2Score967Shelves

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   🔥This crazy female supporting character transmigrates to the 1970s in a super-satisfying novel!🌱 It features a dimensional trading system, lightning-type superpowers, and light-type superpowers. The most powerful cheat code ever!✨ It includes elements of a 1970s era, rebirth, a system space, transmigration into a book, military marriage, and revenge against villains—all the elements of a super-satisfying novel are packed in! You'll be so satisfied you'll want to stomp your feet after reading it! 🌶️🌶️

9. 209 替 Take My Cousin's Place in the Countryside? I'll Empty the Whole Family's Ancestral Tombs and Dance 替堂妹下乡？搬空全家祖坟蹦迪 God of Wealth's Dark Moonlight财神黑月光Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn revenge + making money and causing trouble + born to stir up chaos] In her previous life, Ruan Xianxian took her cousin's place in the countryside, then returned to the city and married the fiancé her cousin no longer wanted. She thought she'd found salvation, but what awaited her was endless patience and scheming. A heartless grandfather, a cousin who stole her golden finger, and a husband who outsourced his affection made for one bizarre family. Only when a speeding tr 44.3kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves

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   These two books are refreshing exceptions to the typical historical fiction genre, with female protagonists who defy tropes. 🌲① A 70-year-old woman is reborn into an era where she has to work hard again, and the sight of her son and daughter crying for food infuriates her! [Laughing and crying emoji] The whole family gets rich thanks to her "good luck" in having her youngest son cheat on her—who would have thought!

10. 210 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Alluring Villain 快穿年代：迷人的反派角色 Lou Ying Who Loves Matcha Buns爱吃抹茶馒头的楼影Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Self-serving and unapologetic + Overpowered from the start + No suffering for others, no saintly heroine + No fixed couple + Sweet romance] After Jin Baolin perished alongside the Zombie King, she unexpectedly became bound to a godawful holier-than-thou System. It wanted her to take the place of disposable characters who refused to follow the plot and selflessly give everything to the protagonists, preferably working herself to the bone before making a glorious sacrifice. Oh, and she had to l 13.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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    Recommendation: Historical fiction + subverting tropes ❤️

11. 211 快 Quick Transmigration: A Cannon Fodder's Happy Life 快穿：炮灰的幸福生活 Freshwater Flowing Clouds 2025淡水流云2025Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate universe] [Quick Transmigration] [No fixed CP] [Period] [Ancient] [Modern] [Book Transmigration] [Sweet romance] Special note: No fixed CP means there are romantic pairings, but the partner is different in each small world. All the love interests are background characters from the original stories who never appeared in the main plot. Though she transmigrates into books, she doesn't follow the original plots. In fact, her life has little to do with the original stories. The heroine wil 50kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
12. 212 漂 The Beautiful Young Widow’s Cherished Life in the Family Compound 漂亮小寡妇在家属院的娇宠日常 Peach Cup Breeze桃盏风Modern Romance280k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads7.4Score107Shelves

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    🔥🔥She had married three men, all of whom died on their wedding night. Terrified, she took a liking to the strongest officer, and on a freezing day, she snuggled into his bed. 💞"Please…" Her soft voice was misty and timid, tears welling in her eyes, her cheeks flushed. His cold body instantly heated up; he rolled over and pinned her down, his voice hoarse. "What are you begging me for?"

13. 213 怀 Pregnant with Twins Blessed by a Spirit Spring! The Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her to No End! 怀灵泉双胎！冷面军官宠她入骨！ Sweet Tofu Pudding甜甜豆腐花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cool military officer + alluring beauty] (Multiple transmigrators + daily life with the army + married first, love later + raising kids and pregnancy + devoted to each other) [She opens her eyes to a whirlwind marriage and a child.] When Jiang Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s story her roommate wrote, as a busty, airheaded supporting character with a tragic fate, and a cute little daughter to boot. After she runs away and gets caught again, she finds herself standing beside h 10.4kReads8.7Score829Shelves
14. 214 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.9kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    These are some of the better ones; you can read them from beginning to end.

15. 215 穿 I Became the Wife of a Commander Who Died Young! Now His Whole Family Dotes on Me 穿成早死首长的妻子！被全家团宠 A Simple Life平淡生活Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (A Novel Set in the 1980s) (Military Marriage + Marriage First, Love Later + Transmigrating into a Book vs. Transmigrating) A car accident sent Ye Fangfei into a novel. Its world was a parallel timeline in the early 1980s. The novel’s protagonists were the younger brother of her husband, Shen Zhanxun, and his wife. Shen Zhanxun was nothing but a stepping-stone they used to build their wealth. In the novel, Shen Zhanxun left the military to join the municipal public security bureau. He died while 94.8kReads9.0Score11.7kShelves

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    In the 1980s, the female lead was quick-witted and eloquent, leading both her in-laws and her own family in business. The male lead was cunning, sending money in several batches to different people—a very individualistic character.

16. 216 恶 The Villainess Awakens Reborn in the 1970s, Raises Kids, and Builds a Comfortable Life! 恶女觉醒重生七零，养崽奔小康！ Yi Jinzhi一劲枝Modern Romance57k WordsOngoing Jiang Aijiao has been reborn. She’s the fake heiress who was switched at birth, and the wicked supporting character in a period novel. Her only purpose is to make the heroine, who is kind and beautiful, look good. As soon as the heroine returns, she takes Jiang Aijiao’s place in the hearts of her parents and brothers. Even her childhood sweetheart and fiancé thinks she’s inferior to the heroine in every way. Worse, in her previous life, Jiang Aijiao had no free will. Controlled by the plot, she —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead seduces the female lead and provokes her. The female lead thinks they dated before getting married, while the male lead thinks she's using her cleverness to force him to marry her. It's hilarious! Every time the male lead gets jealous, he crawls around in a dark and manipulative way, acting like a green tea b*tch, with the attitude of a mistress but the status of the main wife. He frantically comforts himself: "As long as I live, you will all be concubines!"

17. 217 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 43.9kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves

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    The first book tells the story of Qiao Jiangxin, who in her past life worked tirelessly to support her husband until he became a famous writer, only to be rejected for being a plain-looking village girl. Reborn, Qiao Jiangxin understands a crucial lesson: love yourself first, and she's ruthless in punishing her husband and divorcing him. The second book recounts how Fang Ying, in her past life, was poisoned by her stepmother, becoming increasingly ugly. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé fell in love with her stepmother's daughter. Forced by her family to give up her spot at a workers-peasant-soldier university and go to the countryside in place of her stepmother's daughter, she immediately married her fiancé's uncle, a high-ranking soldier, only to become a widow six months later. Reborn on her wedding night, Fang Ying plans to try her best to give her uncle an heir and find a way to change his untimely death.

18. 218 军 Military Marriage: You Want to Send Me to the Countryside? I'll PUA Your Whole Family 军婚:逼我下乡?我PUA他全家 Li Baozhu李宝珠Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Devoted Couple + Pocket Dimension] In her previous life, Fang Ying was poisoned by her stepmother and grew uglier by the day. Her childhood sweetheart and fiancé got together with her stepmother’s daughter. Then her entire family pressured her to give up her place at a workers, peasants, and soldiers university and go to the countryside in the other girl’s place! She turned around and married her fiancé’s uncle, a decorated soldier. But he died in action si 53.3kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves
19. 219 年 The Wife Who Dies Young in a Period Novel? The Ascetic Professor Falls in Love 年代文早死妻？禁欲教授沦陷求爱 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance977k WordsCompleted [An alternate 1980s setting, awakening as the foil to the heroine; slow-paced, everyday traditional story; marriage first, love later, and family life; raising kids with sweet affection; no golden finger; local-born characters who aren’t perfect] After Song Zhiyao impulsively picks a fight over divorce, she takes her child to her parents’ home and has a dream that makes her awaken to the truth. Well, would you look at that: she’s living inside a period novel! And she’s not even the main heroine, 33.8kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves

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    💥💥💥A modern-day Wen Qingliu❣️❣️❣️Isn't it just that her husband is unromantic? He hands over his salary with a cold face, and they even sleep in separate rooms? A professor with a master's degree, a senior engineer, what does he need romance for? He's making contributions and earning a lot of money! Where can you find such a good man, rich, easy, and not clingy? This country wife only needs to cook good meals, take good care of the kids, and in her spare time, she can visit her elders to show filial piety, and receive some pocket money, imported cosmetics, new clothes, and new jewelry. Isn't that enough? Wow! Is this even a human life? This is the life of a god!

20. 220 七 The Most Hated Side Character in a 1970s Novel 七零年代文中极品路人甲 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + Pocket dimension + Reincarnated into a baby and awakens memories + The heroine is always her parents’ biological daughter + Building wealth Just after Qiao Yuwan awakens memories of her past life, her mother tells her she has to move to the countryside to free up her room for her older brother’s wedding. Ha! She has a pocket dimension packed with enough supplies to last several lifetimes. Moving to the countryside is even better!! More freedom! Besides, she doesn’t want her sexi 36.2kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves
21. 221 小 The Feisty Pepper and Her Cool, Powerful Commander 小辣椒闹腾，高冷首长宠宠宠 Mian Sheng, Who Likes Gobies喜欢虾虎鱼的面生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + satisfying revenge + trash takes a beating + pocket dimension + both inexperienced] In her previous life, Li Yuchu, whose soul was incomplete, was tricked into going to the border by a scumbag and a scheming woman working together. She ended up dead, her body fed to dogs! Reborn, she is clear-headed and decisive. The scumbag wants a promotion? She sends him off to face a firing squad without hesitation! The schemer wants to have it both ways? Dream on! You deserve nothing b 26.5kReads8.4Score2.2kShelves
22. 222 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
23. 223 穿 I Became an Evil Stepmom and Bullied the Whole Family, Oh Yeah 穿成恶毒后妈，我霸凌全家，欧耶 Ding Anlan丁安岚Modern Romance602k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, The Favorability System: Has the Stepmother Cleared Her Name Today?, is available to search and watch on Tomato. All 80 episodes are out, so don’t miss it if you’re interested! (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + System + career-focused heroine + not both leads’ first relationship + family and village life) A heads-up: The setting is inspired by the 1970s. This isn’t pure wish fulfillment and focuses more on everyday life. The rating has only just appeared an 9.8kReads8.8Score824Shelves

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    🌱🌱I burst out laughing out loud, it's so good, I love watching it. When Nan Sheng transmigrated into the body of a stepmother, she inherited the original owner's fiery temper. If she's not happy, she'll beat her up. Son doesn't listen? Beat him up! [Facepalm][laughing]! Her brother-in-law's family dares to bully the child? She'll go to their door and beat them up! The village girl tries to extort money from her? Well, she'll see if she can handle a beating!

24. 224 八 The 1980s: My Daughter Was Switched at Birth, Yet I Just Smiled 八零：女儿被调包后，我却笑了 Snow Between the Brows眉间雪Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Wen Ning’s entire family died. Only then did she learn that the daughter she had painstakingly raised was a fake heiress, and that her sister-in-law had switched her real daughter while Wen Ning was weak after giving birth! The fake heiress went to university, became a pianist who traveled the world, and married into a wealthy family. The real daughter was abused, married off to an old man, sent to prison, and died in a fire. Consumed by hatred, Wen Ning dragged the fake he 10.9kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
25. 225 一 All I Want in Life Is Half a Heart’s Contentment 一生只求半称心 Hedge Shadow篱影Modern Romance582k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is coming soon! [Traditional] [No gimmicks] [Not a power fantasy] [No cheat abilities] In the 1970s, Li Laoman had no sons, so he wanted to find a live-in son-in-law for his third daughter, Li Fan. Li Fan refused and stole her second sister Li Ting's fiance instead! Now Li Ting had not only lost her man, but also had to take on the responsibility of finding a live-in son-in-law for her younger sister. With Li Laoman pressuring her, she had no choice but to take Zhong Wensong 9.6kReads8.9Score815Shelves

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    Once you read it, you'll know it has none of the typical online novel tropes; it's truly a breath of fresh air in the genre of period fiction.

26. 226 七 The 1970s: My Educated Youth Husband and I Rise Up with a Study System 七零，和知青丈夫靠学习系统逆袭 You Mingzi有命子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth + study System + family life + cozy, sweet romance + happy ending + adorable, reluctant-to-study heroine VS thrifty, gentle, educated male lead] Liu Yufei was an office drone in the twenty-first century. She died while trying to help someone and was reborn as the youngest daughter of the Old Liu family in the 1970s. The very next day, she had to go gather pigweed with her nephews. Who could have guessed that she’d be worse at it than the kids? For the sake of a better 10kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The first book features a very clear-headed male and female protagonist who complement each other perfectly. The second book is a good multi-person ensemble piece. The third book is also a very good multi-person ensemble piece. The fourth book features a clear-headed, self-aware, and self-serving female protagonist. All of these are less clichéd.

27. 227 窝 The Helpless Old Woman Got Rich After Leaving Her Husband and Children 窝囊老太抛夫弃子后暴富了 Zhou Xiaofan周小繁Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted (The short drama Reborn Grandma: Divorcing First is now streaming) [Rebirth + Fast-Paced Wish Fulfillment + No Romance + Family Life] Chen Baomei, a timid old woman who had spent her whole life putting up with everything, died. All her life, she had worked herself to the bone for her children, sacrificing everything to give them a better life. Then the family’s home was demolished, making them rich overnight. Before she could even enjoy the money, her sons and daughters-in-law had coaxed and che 38kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves

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    Super good-looking, all highly immersive and incredibly enjoyable, you won't feel frustrated or upset.

28. 228 穿 Transmigrated into a Book in the 1970s: Stay Away from Me! 穿书七零，你们不要过来啊 Listening to Zen in the Rain卧雨听禅Modern Romance306k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book set in the 1970s, Zhao Nuannuan just wants to scrape by with what little she has and improve her living conditions. But why is this world riddled with transmigrators? The male and female leads are everywhere, stirring up trouble. Stay away from me! I don't want to become cannon fodder!!!! 1.3kReads8.7Score102Shelves
29. 229 八 The 1980s: A Wicked Woman Awakens, and the Cold-Faced Commander Dotes on Her 八零：恶女觉醒，冷面首长宠上天 Qie Qie Bao茄茄堡Modern Romance446k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage] [Raising a Child] [Sweet Romance] [Building Wealth] [Outwardly composed, inwardly dark and unhinged male lead X Proud, sunny female lead] Zhao Lingyue is a well-known figure in the military compound. She is beautiful but unbelievably lazy, and she married Jiang Yusheng, a man with a bright future. She dreams that she is living in a period novel, where she is the wicked ex-wife who dies young, and Jiang Yusheng is the male lead. The heroine of the book is a soldier's widow liv 616Reads8.2Score101Shelves
30. 230 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 25.8kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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    Absolutely unconventional, every step is unexpected. Importantly, there's no romantic pairing, and it features an ensemble cast of women.

31. 231 金 A Golden Marriage 金婚 IMCModern Romance442k WordsCompleted One is a fool in everyone's eyes, the other a young hoodlum in the village's eyes. Yet fate ties them together. Zhou Xing always thought himself above others, but never imagined he'd marry a fool and fill a whole house with children, boys and girls alike. What's more, in this life and the next, and the life after that, he only wants to be with her. At first, Li Zhi'an was terrified of living under the same roof as Zhou Xing, that bad man. Gradually, she came to accept him. In the end, she decide 14.4kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    This is a great local historical novel; highly recommended. One is a naive, childlike girl, the other a rebellious young hoodlum. Fate binds them together, from initial rejection to eventual dependence. Zhou Xing never imagined she would shower Li Zhi'an with tenderness, but she gradually discovers that this "bad guy" is actually the love of her life.

32. 232 王 Wang Xiaoli's Sixties 王小荔的六十年代 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Transmigration + golden finger + pocket dimension + period drama + rural Northeast China (Lu Huaijin is an important character, but not the male lead) When she wakes up one morning, modern-day office drone Wang Xiaoli has become the “chubby girl” of Wangjia Village in the Northeast in the 1960s. Her family is dirt poor, and from the start she's burning with a fever and on the brink of death. Luckily, her little pocket dimension has transmigrated with her! Life in Wangjia Village is lively: a tou 19.6kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
33. 233 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: Putting Every Rebel in Their Place 快穿年代：专治各种不服 Hot Lemonade in the Afternoon午后热柠檬Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A plane crash sends Xia Yingying unexpectedly through time. On her first transmigration, she lands in the 1970s, becoming a pitiful young woman who has just lost her father and is nearly sold off in a marriage swap for her cousin. Watch her turn her life around and forge her own path to success. On her second transmigration, she lands in the Three Kingdoms era, in a bridal sedan on her way to become someone’s concubine, sent by her father and brothers. Should she run away from the wedding, or ru 1.5kReads8.9Score113Shelves
34. 234 年 A Villainess in a Period Quick Transmigration Story Only Wants to Follow the Plot 年代快穿恶毒女配只想走剧情 Classmate Xiao Jin小矜同学Modern Romance728k WordsCompleted {Period quick transmigration, a pampered and wicked heroine with a little conscience, but not much, a touch of a reverse harem, one-on-one romance, an obsessive male lead who becomes crazed and possessive when she leaves him, some worlds where the original heroine is villainized, immersive quick transmigration} Yu Zhi, the only daughter of Immortal Lord Shenyuan, has been adored and spoiled since childhood. Because her birth mother died young, Immortal Lord Shenyuan dotes on her terribly, giving 8.6kReads7.7Score620Shelves
35. 235 老 Reborn in the Seventies: The Long-Suffering Sister-in-Law Leaves After the Family Split 老太重生七零，受气大嫂分家走人 Hedge Fence篱栏Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted This book has no cheats, no System, no pocket dimension, and no golden finger. It focuses on family life in the 1970s, everyday necessities, and the small details of daily living. * Reborn in the 1970s, Zhang Yurui wants to do just one thing: Deal with her awful brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and make her fortune! In her previous life, she was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Tian family, and believed she'd done everything she could for her sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and the rest of the 159Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    None of what you mentioned applies here; it's a truly refreshing take on period fiction. The author hasn't read many online novels and dislikes so-called "borrowing"; she writes based on her own ideas, combined with the life of a real-life prototype. There are no cheat codes, no spatial abilities, no rural exiles, no rough men, no childlessness, no divorce, no fake powerful figures, no cold-faced bosses—basically, none of the things you usually see are here. Aside from the slightly absurd reincarnation aspect, the rest of the plot leans towards realistic everyday life. It's about the mundane details of daily life, family matters; it's about the female protagonist dealing with her difficult brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and building her wealth through entrepreneurship.

36. 236 七 The 1970s' Cannon-Fodder Little Sister-in-Law Becomes a Secretary at the Textile Mill 七零炮灰小姑子，纺织厂里当秘书 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Fish Mint香菜不吃折耳根呀Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [The rating just came in, but it’ll rise later] [Career-focused, with romance on the side] [Period] [Beautiful heroine] [Family squabbles] [Factory promotions] [Face-slapping the worst of the worst] [Building a career] [Male lead appears later] Transmigrating into a textile mill in the 1970s, Su Lan declares: “I’ll put every troublemaker in their place!” Going to the countryside? Never happening! Trying to steal her assigned spot? No way. As long as it’s in my hands, you’ll never get it. Trying 36.7kReads8.6Score2.3kShelves

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    [Heart][Heart]

37. 237 重 Reborn in the 1980s: From the Start, I Took a Factory Job 重生八零，开局进厂打工 Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yunxi transmigrates into the role of a universally loathed supporting character, the female foil to the heroine. The heroine endures endless hardships without giving in, while Ji Yunxi lives in comfort, spoiled and cruel. During the 1987 wave of migrant labor, the heroine gets into college and finally holds her head high, while Ji Yunxi uses connections to land a job on an assembly line. The heroine lives out a romantic drama straight from real life every day, while Ji Yunxi seethes with jeal 45.5kReads8.4Score5.2kShelves
38. 238 七 The 1970s: A Scheming Woman's Happy Life 七零：心机女的幸福生活 Fortune on Its Way运必达Modern Romance169k WordsOngoing A spoiled, selfish heroine × a yandere, hopelessly love-struck hero (both have only ever been with each other) (The heroine really is spoiled, won't put up with mistreatment, and loves herself. The hero remembers his past life and is hopelessly love-struck.) Jiang Qingqing is famous as the beauty of the staff apartment building, and the aunties there all think she's quite the catch. Because she had to move to the countryside, she had no choice but to go on a blind date. Jiang Qingqing chose Lu 55Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 239 1 In 1960, I Stole Away to Hong Kong and Rose to the Top by Selling Fish 1960偷渡香江从卖鱼开始逆袭 Lychee, Lychee, Loves Lychee Most荔枝荔枝最爱荔枝Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing [Fishing for seafood + underworld intrigue + business battles + feuds among the wealthy + a rise from the bottom + an ensemble period drama + the heroine can hold her breath underwater for 12 minutes + a powerful heroine + the hero has a smaller role later on] Reborn on the very day her family planned to trade her in marriage to a fool. In her previous life, he had risked his life to protect her. In this life, she would take him with her as they defied fate and rose to the top. Starting out on t 121.4kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
40. 240 丈 After My Husband Died in Service, I Started Living Off My Kids 丈夫牺牲后，我开始啃小 Brush Full of Ink笔满墨Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Zhuo Yue is a famous lazybones in Fuqi Brigade. She doesn’t work in the fields or wait on her in-laws. Her husband earns the money, and her son does the chores. The women in the brigade dislike her, the young wives envy her, and the men, young and old, pity Wei Tianxia for having such an unfortunate family and Wei Xiaojia for having suffered in childhood. Wei Tianxia: “My wife is delicate, beautiful, kindhearted, gentle, and virtuous... Stop being jealous.” Wei Xiaojia: “My mom is kind, consider 4.1kReads8.3Score492Shelves
41. 241 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 123.7kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first one!

42. 242 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 177.3kReads9.2Score13.1kShelves
43. 243 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 139.9kReads9.2Score20.2kShelves
44. 244 重 Reborn on the Eve of Our Marriage Registration, the Hong Kong Tycoon's Heir Kneels to Win Me Back 重生领证前夕，港圈太子跪着追妻 Meat Bun Auntie肉包小姨Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication; short-form drama episodes are being released] [Both leads are faithful to each other + face-slapping + pregnancy before love + reborn, sweet and satisfying, with no angst] [She pursues her husband during the marriage, driving the arrogant, cold-hearted crown prince to the brink] A gentle woman who handles things ruthlessly, a delicate beauty in poor health VS a sharp-tongued but henpecked ice prince - Shu Hui got pregnant after a one-night stand with the heir to a powerf 42.2kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves
45. 245 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 37.8kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
46. 246 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.6kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves

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    The female lead is very hardworking and ambitious.

47. 247 七 The 1970s Workhorse Heroine Quits After Seeing the Comments 七零老黄牛女主看见弹幕后不干了 We Are Compatriots我们是同胞Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted No romance + On-screen comments + No competing for dominance + No cold-faced laundry-washing + Real heiress, fake young master story + Ensemble cast + Love for women At fifteen, comments suddenly began floating before Lin Ying’s eyes. Only then did she learn that she was the overworked, long-suffering heroine of a book! Her mother scolds her for being so inconsiderate? Lin Ying: She turns around and beats up the younger brother who tattled on her. Her father says she’s nothing but trouble? Lin Y 532Reads8.7Score100Shelves
48. 248 八 In the 1980s, I Opened My Eyes and Pounced on the Broad-Shouldered, Slim-Waisted, Cold Military Officer 八零睁眼就扑倒宽肩细腰高冷军少 Huo Lanshan霍澜山Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Satisfying Revenge, No Taking Abuse + Devoted Hero + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + Family Life + Officers + Commanders + King of Soldiers] When Shen Xia wakes up after getting a second chance at life, there’s a man with an eight-pack beside her, his arm wrapped around her waist. She tries to slip away quietly, but he pulls her closer until their noses are almost touching. “Don’t move.” He holds her wrist, leaving no room for resistance. She lies against his strong chest 1.9kReads—Score112Shelves

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    9.9 Out of 10 🍒, this first book is amazing 🍒, the male lead, a military officer, sits on her lap and kisses her, spoiling her rotten 🌺🌺 the female lead is a soft and sweet little rabbit, the male lead dotes on her, won't let her do anything, and is full of flirtatious talk. This book is truly a treasure, a book I've been following closely, it's incredibly good, absolutely superb!

49. 249 长 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Beyond the Mountains山外Modern Romance677k WordsCompleted Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 106.7kReads9.7Score12.4kShelves
50. 250 七 The Real Heiress of the 1970s Goes Off the Rails, and Her Whole Family Kneels to Beg Forgiveness 七零真千金，发癫后全家跪求原谅 Immortal Herb Ice Jelly仙草冰粉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the 1970s + unhinged leads + two golden fingers + heroine speaks to animals and has a spiritual spring space + scheming hero with a sharp tongue now and then] Medical expert Su Qinghe transmigrated to the 1970s. Before transmigrating, she lived cautiously, bottling everything up until she developed all sorts of problems, fell into depression, and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. After transmigrating, she could not only understand animals, but also had a spiritual spr 15.8kReads7.9Score1.7kShelves

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    ①That fake heiress thinks she can compete with her? She's not qualified. Lin Zhiyao is going to use her family's resources to become one of the nation's top researchers, a researcher with real influence. 😎😎😎

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