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. 301 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.8kReads9.0Score872Shelves
2. 302 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 17.9kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
3. 303 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Book, the Beautiful Educated Youth Elopes with an Officer and Joins the Army 穿书后，美人知青闪婚军官随军了 Take a Bite of Kitten Ears咬一口小猫耳朵Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book + spirit spring + military marriage + everyday family life] After spending more than twenty years as a rich heiress, Wen Ranran woke up to find herself in a novel set in a bygone era, as an educated youth who had just been sent to the countryside. The original owner wasn't even cannon fodder. She appeared only twice in the entire story, with no introduction or conclusion. She had a surname but no given name, just a pretty, utterly forgettable passerby. Well, if she ha 11.9kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
4. 304 清 The Breeze Won't Cross, and the Wheat Grows 清风不渡，麦禾生 Meow, Meow猫啊咪啊Modern Romance153k WordsOngoing When Shen Maihe was fifteen, she received an acceptance letter from a prestigious high school. She thought it was happy news, but her poor family couldn't afford the steep tuition. While she was trying to raise money, her younger brother was injured. She decisively married, exchanging her bride price for his medical expenses. Everyone said she was lucky to have married well. But who knew it was a black hole, with a cruel, vicious mother-in-law, a shrewd, hypocritical father-in-law, and a timid, 245Reads—Score136Shelves

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   It seems alright.

5. 305 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the Seventies: I Win by Lying Back with a Sign-In System 穿书七零：我靠签到系统躺赢了 A Seven-Day Dream一梦七天Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [No romance + sign-in System + transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + super strength, heroine with max attack power + no self-sacrificing saint] One moment Jiang Qing is hacking at zombies; the next, she’s transmigrated to the 1970s. Luckily, her super strength has come with her. Her biased biological father and stepmother steal the job meant for her? Whatever. She’ll beat them all down. No money or supplies? Whatever. She’ll sell the job to buy supplies and strip the house of everything us 5.5kReads8.4Score379Shelves
6. 306 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.6kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
7. 307 重 Reborn in the 1970s: From Rags to Riches 重生七零我从草根逆袭成白富美 Weaving Brocade Through Clouds织锦过烟云Modern Romance951k WordsOngoing Her parents’ favoritism in her past life led Lin Minzhi to a miserable fate. An unmarried woman past her prime, she became a widow before her wedding, lost her factory job and drifted from place to place, then lost her daughter in middle age. Even after all that, her mother cursed her as ill-fated, saying she brought ruin to her entire family. Heaven gives her a chance to be reborn, and she’s no longer the pushover everyone can manipulate. In this life, she’ll be the unfilial daughter her parent 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is truly a breath of fresh air in the genre of period fiction; don't let the title put you off. The female protagonist is independent and clear-headed, without any rough men, supernatural abilities, or vulgar, obsequious men. She grows step by step, from going to school and setting up a stall to opening a shop, building a factory, and starting a company.

8. 308 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Big Shot Hasn't Been a Good Samaritan in Years 重生七零，大佬不当善人很多年 Quiet for a While安静一会儿Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted No CP / no helping the poor / decisive and ruthless / powerful golden finger / spatial storage / feel-good story / no lovestruck heroine / two stories, two transmigrations, really, two stories; a short novel of around 200,000 words. [The early focus is on revenge, and the methods are somewhat brutal. This isn't a lighthearted story of everyday life. It's a strong female lead novel, so please don't read if that's not your thing.] Yun Wangshu scattered a camellia seed by the River of the Underworl 3.9kReads8.8Score405Shelves
9. 309 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 12.5kReads8.9Score983Shelves

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   Historical fiction is generally acceptable.

10. 310 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 24.6kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
11. 311 穿 Transmigrate to the 1970s, and I Win by Going Crazy in a Red Packet Group 穿越七零，我靠发疯红包群躺赢 Kitten Eating Fish Bones小猫吃鱼刺Modern Romance238k WordsCompleted [Transmigration to a fictional setting + simple, fluffy story + romance] [If you like it, keep reading. If not, just close the book and don’t let it spoil your mood. Love to every reader, mwah!] On her way to a livestreaming event, Song Yingsi gets into a car accident and dies. Then she transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a young woman whose family has sabotaged her and who is about to be sent to the countryside. Fortunately, she gets a golden finger: a red-envelope group chat. The group is ful 3.7kReads8.6Score384Shelves
12. 312 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Village Barefoot Doctor 穿越六零，我成了村里的赤脚医生 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + farming + military doctor + golden finger + everyday family life + building a career + no romance + adorable pets] Tian Cai has transmigrated. It started when she rescued a girl injured in a chain-reaction car accident. The fuel tank exploded soon after, and she lost consciousness. When she came to, she found herself in the 1960s. Forced by poverty, Tian Cai put her limited medical skills to use as a barefoot doctor. To avoid getting caught up in a medical malpractice case, she 4.9kReads9.2Score595Shelves
13. 313 美 The Gorgeous, Tough Wife Joins the Army with Her Child, Leaving the Big Shot in a Panic 美艳悍妻携崽随军，大佬心慌慌 Er Wu Tongtong迩乌彤彤Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in the era setting + pocket space + transmigrated into a book as a villain] Shi Zhiyan transmigrates into the former wife of the heroine’s younger cousin in an era-set novel. She is a cannon-fodder character who takes out her anger by blackening the heroine, and serves as a foil to the heroine, her younger female cousin. She is cast as a busty, foolish, delinquent second female lead, there to highlight the heroine’s virtue and kindness. In the end, her cousin joins the army wi 9.6kReads8.5Score812Shelves

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    ⬇️⬇️⬇️👇👇👇

14. 314 吃 The Gossip-Lover Wants to Stay Anonymous 吃瓜群众不想拥有姓名 Soy Milk Pudding Milk Tea豆乳布丁奶茶Modern Romance291k WordsCompleted Transmigrating into books is all the rage these days, and Zhu Yaya decided to get in on the trend. She transmigrated into the recent hit masterpiece, The Overbearing Him, Pure Love, along with a freshly launched, third-rate System. Transmigrating into a book was one thing, but she became a nobody with no screen time, just there to watch the drama unfold!! System: Your next task is to watch the drama. Zhu Yaya was secretly delighted. How hard could that be? So she started tailing the male and fem 990Reads9.1Score101Shelves
15. 315 表 Her Love Letter Went to the Wrong Address, and the Delicate Young Woman Joined the Army in Tears 表白信寄错，娇娇女含泪随军 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Period setting + local characters + marriage before love + coercive romance) Pay special attention to “coercive romance.” (The male lead is dark and obsessive, like a sinister ghost; the female lead is pampered, prickly, sharp-tongued, and heartless. Read on only if you can handle that. If you can't, don't force yourself. The values in the story do not represent the author's values.) The main story is complete. Zhu Qingning had fallen in love at first sight. After mulling it over for a long tim 17.6kReads8.3Score1.8kShelves
16. 316 一 A Family of Three Goofballs Transmigrates to 1959 and Turns the Whole Clan Upside Down 一家三颠穿越59年代，掀翻全族 Rapid1急速1Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: The whole family transmigrates + 1950s + space + difficult relatives + years of famine + family life + island + fishing + System + no brainless decisions Lin Haishen and his wife, Huang Shuyao, went skydiving to celebrate their son Lin Yanxi's twentieth birthday. They plunged from the sky and seamlessly crossed into another era, arriving in an island fishing village in 1959. From the start, they got straight to work, wielding a butcher's knife with impressive skill. Clan leader: “This 3.3kReads9.2Score329Shelves

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    We must oppose it.

17. 317 穿 Transmigrating to the 1960s: The Doomsday Woman Heads for the Great Northern Wilderness 穿越六零，末世女开往北大荒 Ming Heng明姮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + fiercely protective + dual rebirth + special abilities + portable space] Lin Zhao, who possessed two special abilities, lived freely for seven or eight years in the apocalypse. Unexpectedly, a sudden magnitude-twelve earthquake hurled her into the 1960s, into the body of a tomboy living in a military compound. The tomboy had wreaked havoc throughout the compound and caused trouble. Her stepmother had no choice but to ask her father to send her to her paternal uncle's home in th 7.6kReads7.9Score738Shelves

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    Both the male and female protagonists transmigrate from a post-apocalyptic world, embarking on journeys towards their chosen goals. Both possess spatial abilities and arrive with supplies. [Cool]

18. 318 被 After Her Thoughts Are Read, the Capitalist Heiress's Persona Crumbles Again 被读心后资本家大小姐人设又崩啦 Sanqi Siyan三七四叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Mind-reading and gossip + goofy plot + devoted couples Originally titled The Capitalist Heiress’s Persona Falls Apart Again After Her Thoughts Are Read Shi Yuanyuan transmigrates into a period novel about a woman adored by everyone, becoming the crazy, vicious ex-wife who is destined to die young at the hands of the powerful male lead. System: “Host, you know what a villain is, right?” A villain? I wouldn’t even Shi Yuanyuan declares: No one understands villains better than I do! What does a vil 5.3kReads7.5Score528Shelves
19. 319 八 The Fierce Eldest Sister of the 80s Crashes Her Scumbag Father's Wedding from the Start 八零长姐如虎开局砸了渣爹结婚宴 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + 1980s + light ensemble cast + false rebirth + adorable children + satisfying revenge + no golden finger + family drama] Her scumbag father brought his mistress home, moved into his ex-wife's house, slept in her bed, and even abused her children! Then Yao Shula, specially brought in to deal with the scumbag father, was reborn. She had to deal with her scumbag father and his mistress, and look after her younger siblings too. And since she'd come all this way, she might as wel 70kReads8.9Score2.8kShelves

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    [Add to Bookshelf] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Add to Bookshelf] 1. *The Eldest Sister in the 80s is Like a Tiger: Smash Her Scumbag Father's Wedding Banquet*: Slice of life, family matters, the daily chores of relatives, the female protagonist transmigrates into a book with a mission. She leads her younger siblings to smash her scumbag father's wedding banquet, reclaim their deceased mother's house, and obtain child support from her father. The four siblings work hard to earn money, study hard, and grow up! 2. *Reborn in the 70s Selling Vegetables, I'm Definitely a Winner in Life*: The female protagonist is reborn without any cheat codes, but she changes her children's fate, starting from selling vegetables at a stall and gradually achieving a wealthy life! 3. *Numb! Four Sons and One Daughter Support My University Education in the 70s*: The female protagonist awakens her consciousness, protecting her unborn daughter and her four villainous sons. Her four sons and one daughter are obedient and sensible, earning money to support the family through their own abilities, sending their parents to university.

20. 320 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 29kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
21. 321 重 Reborn in 1970: Selling Gourmet Dishes, I’m Destined to Win at Life 重生七零卖大菜，人生赢家定是我 Earn Money to Raise a Dog赚钱养狗Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No golden finger, no pocket dimension, no overpowered exploits. It’s not exactly a story about a strong female lead, either. Just the ordinary life of a family, where everyone gets to be the protagonist.) [Rebirth + Period Setting + Family Life + Making Money + Cute Kids + Cozy Vibes] In her twilight years, Shen Chunhua is reborn and returns to the time before all the regrets of her life came to pass. Life was so hard last time. This time, she has to make the most of it. After all, every extra 6.8kReads9.2Score563Shelves
22. 322 穿 Transmigrate to the Seventies: My Handsome, Sweet Husband Begs Me to Spoil Him 穿越七零：老公又帅又甜，求我宠 Si Bu Xiang司不像Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Strong Female Lead, Weaker Male Lead + Female Lead Transmigrates + Male Lead Is Reborn + Contract Marriage + Sweet Romance + Realistic Feel-Good Story + Cozy Daily Life + Selfish Female Lead + Devoted Husband] At a young age, Deng Siyao saved up five million, but before she could register for a residence permit and buy a house, she died from overwork and transmigrated into the body of a sent-down youth. She has her heart set on finding a handsome, agreeable husband, hoping to 30kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    Don't be misled by the title! This is truly a female-centric novel, with a strong female lead and a weaker male lead. The male lead is the devoted husband type, and later on, he even worries that the female lead might find someone else, but he also thinks that even if she did, he wouldn't be willing to divorce her. [A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

23. 323 麻 I’m at My Wits’ End! Four Sons and a Daughter Send Me to College in the 1970s 麻了！四儿一女供我在七零读大学 Liu Liu Will Surely Get Rich六六一定发财Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Grandma with incredible fighting power, five adorable kids, mostly everyday life, some awful people, but the protagonist is utterly invincible, satisfying revenge] An Xiaoyun unexpectedly awakens and learns that she is a doomed side character in a lucky heroine story. She is about to die in childbirth, taking her baby with her. Her husband will die after falling into a river from grief, and their four sons will burn themselves out for the lucky heroine, meeting horrible ends. An Xiaoyun is furi 10.5kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
24. 324 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1960s: The Dazzling Drama Queen Stuns the Nation 穿书六零：作精美人惊艳全国了 Lin Juejue林觉觉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The vivacious and beautiful Yuan Xiaoyuan transmigrates, only to discover that she has landed in a period novel as a nameless cannon-fodder female character. Yuan Xiaoyuan clenches her fists. To hell with the plot and the hero and heroine! No one is going to stand in her way! Not even the frigid Northeastern winter can cool Yuan Xiaoyuan's burning heart when she meets Zhou Yang. Faced with his arrogant, aloof attitude, she swears that even if he's a rock, she'll melt him down. The whol 2.6kReads8.7Score175Shelves

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    This book is very realistic and detailed. Although some developments have been changed, it is still vivid, clear, and captivating.

25. 325 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Is Lazy and Greedy, but Absolutely Gorgeous 资本家千金又懒又馋，但实在美丽 Getting Through Every Pass关关过Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period] [Island Military Life] [Sweet Romance] [Feel-Good] Lin Wangshu was beautiful and wealthy, and her first twenty years went smoothly. Then her cousin next door transmigrated, and her life was ruined. She was reported as a capitalist, and her whole family was sent to the countryside for reeducation. She could have escaped the ordeal by joining her fiancé at his military post, but her cousin stole him from her, too. Strong-willed as she was, she couldn’t take the blow and angrily banged her 372Reads6.8Score103Shelves
26. 326 七 Bullet Comments Fill the Sky in the 1970s, and the Pretty Village Girl Moves to the City 七零弹幕满天飞，漂亮村姑进城啦 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Everyday Family Life + Everyone’s Darling + Devoted Couple + Livestreaming + Ensemble Cast] [Native-Born Heroine + Transmigrated Hero] Jiang Menglian may be a country girl, but she has been cherished and doted on since childhood. When her sister-in-law gets pregnant, her family tricks her into going to look after her during her postpartum confinement. The moment Jiang Menglian steps into the residential compound, the comments flying across the sky make her feel as though she’s stumbled into a l 242Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a native, the male lead is a time traveler, and there's also a reborn woman with a live-streaming system. Driven by a desire for gossip, the reborn woman chases after the female lead every day, wanting to offer viewers something different—a slice-of-life gossip story about everyday family life.

27. 327 绝 The Infertile Officer Calls Me Stupid, but After We Wed, He Calls Me Baby 绝嗣军官嫌我笨？婚后却叫我宝宝 Little Tang from Ten Miles Away十里小棠Modern Romance400k WordsCompleted [Period setting + feel-good story + food + everyday life + two strong leads + sweet romance + pocket dimension] “Jiang Nianbao, don’t blame your mother for being cruel. Blame yourself for being a girl. As his younger sister, it’s only right that you make a sacrifice for your own brother...” Zhou Huifang tightened her grip on the laundry bat and advanced on Jiang Nianbao. “The Si family values loyalty. If you strip naked and climb into Si Junchuan’s bed, he’ll definitely marry you. Then the Si fa 2.3kReads8.0Score257Shelves
28. 328 七 The 1970s Young Intellectual Awakens and Rejects Her Cannon-Fodder Fate 七零小知青觉醒，拒绝炮灰人生 Fresh Little Bok Choy清新的小白菜Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Everyone knows that Ye Shu is the workhorse of the Ye family. She does the most work, eats the least, and is still not appreciated by her family. Finally, when she is sixteen, her family threatens and bribes her into going to the countryside in place of her older brother, who is three years her senior. At first, Ye Shu is prepared to spend the rest of her life in the countryside. But an accident leads her to kill someone. In despair, she chooses to jump into a river and end her life. As she is o 11.5kReads8.2Score871Shelves

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    The female lead remains clear-headed throughout, not driven by romantic feelings, not swayed by family ties, and focused solely on improving her own life.

29. 329 1 In 1975, I Went to the Countryside to Escape Disaster 1975年我下乡避祸 Niu Shi牛柿Urban1.5M WordsCompleted This is not a feel-good power fantasy. There is no pocket dimension, no System, no rebirth, and no transmigration. The times are turbulent, and the road ahead is uncertain. To protect Li Chengxiao, his family bears the pain of sending him to the countryside for an assigned rural posting, away from danger. Alone, he puts down roots in the village, enduring hardship and lying low with quiet resolve. With his unique insight and steady temperament, he establishes himself amid adversity, discreetly b 92.7kReads8.5Score11.3kShelves

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    No rebirth, no time travel, no spatial dimension, no system, low start, high finish, stable three updates per night.

30. 330 我 In the Seventies, I Was Stealing Trash... Wasn't I? 我在七零年代偷，垃圾？ Xi Xiaoai喜小爱Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [1970s + useless golden finger + career-focused heroine + Zhongguancun startup + uplifting + romance pairing + few awful characters] Lin Zhiliang transmigrated into the body of a pitiful girl in 1976. She thought she could use the golden finger from her past life to change her fate, but who knew her “trash-picking System” and the original host’s “thieving System” would start fighting on the spot? The two golden fingers destroyed each other, and together they gave birth to a “freak”: the Trash- 221Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female protagonist transmigrates with a built-in garbage-collecting system, which clashes with the original owner's master thief system, resulting in mutual destruction. She then gives birth to a garbage-stealing system. She steals all sorts of other people's junk [laughing and crying emoji]. It's a period drama about entrepreneurship, where she later builds a thriving business in Zhongguancun. Hahaha, I love career-driven female protagonists.

31. 331 末 The Apocalypse Queen in the 1970s! 末世女王在七零！ Laughing Every Day天天嘻嘻哈哈哈Modern Romance804k WordsCompleted [Alternate-History Era + Special Abilities + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroics, No Self-Destructive Angst + Cross Me and I’ll Kill You + Military Life + Raising Kids + Small-Town Gossip = A Happy Ending] Su Wanwan, the queen of three types of special abilities in the apocalypse, has just blown the base leader’s head off, avenging her mother’s murder. Before she can celebrate her victory, the Zombie King, who has been secretly watching her from the shadows for a long time, swallows her whole. After 8.1kReads8.0Score906Shelves

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    A post-apocalyptic female protagonist transmigrates to a bygone era. She possesses supernatural abilities and has a resilient personality, showing no mercy to her enemies. The story leans towards patriotism, with her and her lover working together in different fields to protect their country.

32. 332 我 The Days I Happily Enjoyed Gossip in the Crowded Compound 我在大杂院快乐吃瓜的那些日子 Hehe's Grain何荷的禾Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period] [The Sixties] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Book Transmigration] [Pocket Dimension] [Feel-Good Story] [Everyday Family Life] [No Going to the Countryside] Cheng Ying discovers that she has transmigrated into a Period novel. She has four older siblings, some sharing only her father and others only her mother. The whole family is set up as a foil to the female lead, who lives with them in the same crowded compound, and they all meet tragic ends. Known throughout the compound as the tigress who c 298kReads9.0Score44.9kShelves

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    🔥🔥Cheng Ying immediately slurped, her mouth watering. She had been smelling the aroma of the stewed snake soup for ages. Even after taking on four opponents and suffering head injuries, Cheng Ying hadn't forgotten to bring her spoils back. She was the one who found and killed them; no one was going to take a single bite from her.

33. 333 渣 My Scumbag Dad Remarries, So the Pitiful Girl from the 1970s Takes Her Sister to Find Their Father 渣爹另娶，七零小可怜带妹去寻父 My Name Is Alu我叫阿绿Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing [Ancient-to-modern + military compound + reborn + transmigration + everyday family life + golden finger + ensemble cast in small doses + play the pig to eat the tiger] Jiang Wenluo of the Great Jin Dynasty was punished by Heaven for putting justice before family and transmigrated to the 1970s, becoming a seven-year-old child. The child had a miserable life. Her mother died in childbirth while having a second child, and her father remarried six months later. Her grandmother favored boys over girl 17.5kReads8.0Score1.1kShelves

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    The first book features a female protagonist who travels from ancient times to the modern era. She doesn't seek help from her parents' generation, only from someone to provide protection, and then, within her own capabilities, helps others nurture her. The second book features a protagonist who doesn't seek help from her parents at all, relying solely on her own efforts to leave her small village, reach the town, and then the city.

34. 334 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 59.8kReads8.8Score6.7kShelves

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    It's just pampering, not weakening.

35. 335 年 Period: Pretty Educated Youths Have All Come to My Backyard 年代：漂亮女知青都进了我家后院 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no space, a satisfying period novel, a new work from a veteran author) Chen Junsheng wakes up and finds himself back in 1981, at the turning point of his fate. He comes first in the county in the college entrance exam preliminary selection, only for someone else to take his place? He’ll take it back! His family has four female educated youths with powerful connections, and you expect him to start from nothing and keep his head down? No way! A man won’t grow rich without a windf 46.4kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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    The ultimate example of living off a woman in the 1980s! Chen Junsheng is reborn into poverty, but unexpectedly gains the affections of a beautiful educated youth aunt! Grab this "life cheat code" and watch him rise from a poor boy to become Secretary Chen! His legendary rise from being a kept man to a powerful official is captivating; his daily struggles in a simpler era are incredibly compelling. Come and unlock this unique path to success!

36. 336 穿 I Became the Cannon Fodder Ex-Wife of the Male Lead in an Era Novel 穿成年代文男主的炮灰前妻 A Watermelon-Loving Chara一只爱吃瓜的猹Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Shen Yi’an was an orphan who made a living writing web novels. She never expected a stroke of incredible luck to win her five million yuan. After buying a house, she still had four million left. Just as Shen Yi’an was ready to lie flat, she woke up to find herself in the middle of childbirth. What kind of nightmare was this? Not only was she giving birth, it was the 1970s. Unmarried and in labor, she experienced the agony of being torn apart, then realized she had transmigrated into a book. The 68.1kReads8.2Score5.9kShelves

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    Unlike other period dramas where the female lead is determined to divorce and the male lead is just a money-making tool, this story begins with the resumption of the college entrance examination. Zhijian is adorable, and the female lead takes exceptionally good care of him.

37. 337 七 The Plump Wife of the 1970s and the Reserved Educated Youth Tycoon 七零肥妻，禁欲知青是大佬 Man Qin满沁Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Su Xunwei is a renowned master chef, yet somehow she ends up in the body of a chubby village girl who was tricked by a scumbag in the 1970s. The moment she opens her eyes, she pins down a young educated man who has just been sent to the countryside and has her way with him. The scumbag breaks off their engagement, and the whole village insists she force the young educated man to marry her? No problem. That’s a piece of cake! With a spatula in her left hand and seasonings in her right, she’ll coo 7.8kReads9.1Score902Shelves

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    Zuo Jingcheng, the educated youth who appears to have been forced into marriage, actually knows Su Xunwei, the plump village girl's, dietary preferences inside and out. While the whole village laughs at the plump wife for not being good enough for the educated youth, no one knows that the male protagonist has filled his notebook with entries like "I secretly admired my wife's dimples again today." This kind of repressed, unrequited love is particularly captivating in period dramas.

38. 338 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 18.2kReads9.2Score2kShelves
39. 339 重 Reborn in a Bygone Era: This Wife Brings Prosperity to Her Family 重生年代，这个媳妇儿很旺家 Send Me Off to Become a Rich Lady送我当富婆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [New book: Dressed in Eighties Style, the Rugged Man Won’t Leave His Sweet Wife Alone] [Sweet romance, everyday family life, devoted couple (No space, no space, stop asking. I’m not writing one. The heroine herself is her golden finger, thank you.)] Xia Youtao was sitting peacefully at home when the ceiling light suddenly fell on her. When she woke up, she had arrived in an unfamiliar era. Back before she transmigrated, her parents only knew how to hold out their hands for money, all 1.2kReads8.8Score100Shelves
40. 340 资 The Capitalist Heiress Is Reborn, Takes Down Villains, and Charms the Village Tyrant 资本家千金重生，虐渣下乡撩村霸 Luan Jing峦镜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [1970s, Sent to the Countryside, Rebirth, Revenge Against Scum] Qin Shuiyan had been beautiful since childhood, with a delicate, soft figure. She had a pretty face but no way to protect herself. After her family fell into ruin, her stepmother sold her to an old man to keep as a canary. Just as she could no longer endure the humiliation, Xu Mo, the man she had always looked down on, burst in with a hunting rifle, fighting his way through a hail of bullets to save her. “Xu Mo, I’m sorry. If there’ 10kReads8.1Score1kShelves

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    The revenge plot is incredibly satisfying, with the scum begging for mercy. The romance is overflowing with sweetness, as the tough guy learns to cook for her, washes her underwear, and warms her bed. Everyone in the village says Xu Mo has gone mad, but only he knows—he didn't spoil her enough in his past life, so he's going to do it twice as much in this one.

41. 341 重 Back to 1978 重返1978 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban8.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaobai, a university graduate with a degree in economics, was reborn and witnessed the arrival of a new era with his own eyes. It surged forward with unstoppable force, as all things grew unchecked, dust and dawn rose together, rivers converged into mighty streams, and nameless hills rose into towering peaks. For a time, the world stretched boundlessly wide... 2.1kReads8.8Score219Shelves
42. 342 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon Fodder Awakens and Steals the Protagonist's Golden Finger 穿书七零炮灰觉醒抢走主角金手指 Ting Wawa婷娃娃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension) Tags: Clear-headed female lead, focused entirely on her career Yang Lihua had been born into this era for over a decade when, on the day her older brother Yang Lixin went on a blind date, she suddenly awakened to the truth: her future sister-in-law was the ill-fated heroine of a period novel, constantly tormented by her sister-in-law, and Yang Lihua herself was the awful sister-in-law readers hated with a burning passion. All sorts o 102.3kReads8.8Score11kShelves

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    How could a historical fiction novel be complete without Lihua? The protagonist rises through the ranks from factory worker to propaganda director, mayor's secretary, and finally county magistrate through her own hard work. Her family doesn't hold her back, and her superiors are all influential figures; she practically has no special advantages.

43. 343 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 154.5kReads9.0Score14.2kShelves

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    The adorable and arrogant Want Want is basically from the male protagonist's perspective, doing scientific research.

44. 344 快 Quick Transmigration: The Side Character Doesn’t Waste Time, She Takes Down Scumbags Fast 快穿：女配不磨矶她虐渣超快 Brave Mimi勇敢咪咪Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no fixed pairing + modest golden finger + no handouts + System + swift comeuppance for scumbags + period settings + parallel worlds] After dying unexpectedly at the age of one hundred, Baisui becomes a quick-transmigration agent for supporting female characters. When she faces scumbag men and vile women in the small worlds, she gives a swat with her little cat paw and sends her enemies straight to the afterlife in an instant! Then she settles down to enjoy her own comfort 2.6kReads8.9Score188Shelves

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    Selfishness and refined egoism in period dramas

45. 345 压 Squeezing Me Dry? I'll Empty the Family's Assets and Take Everyone to the Countryside 压榨我？掏空家产全家下乡 Shu Che疏澈Modern Romance552k WordsCompleted [Period setting + getting rid of scumbags + pocket dimension + unhinged heroine + born to strip families of their wealth + no romance] Mindless wish fulfillment!!! Unhinged fiction!!! The heroine is not a good person! Not a good person! She curses people out! She hits people! To raise money for her cousin’s job, Fang Li’s family tried to force her to marry an old man who had already been married and had five children. Fang Li refused, so her cousin drugged and kidnapped her. In despair, Fang Li 17.8kReads8.6Score2kShelves

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    The literature of the era goes against the routine, this is really cool ① Winning a huge lottery ticket one second, wearing a book the next second, just on the night when her biological father and stepmother are going to marry her to an old man? Okay, just give him a good beating and make a lot of money, then it's time to settle other accounts!

46. 346 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22.2kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
47. 347 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16kReads8.6Score970Shelves
48. 348 年 [Quick Transmigration] Playing a Fake White Lotus in a Period Novel 【快穿】年代文里当虚伪黑莲花 Warm Pomelo西柚温温Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted (Complete!) (Please consider adapting this into a short drama!) [Vicious and self-serving + universally adored villainess + dog-training romance + selfish and self-centered + immersive multiple-male-lead romance] [Original title: The Villainess of the Era, with Skin Like Ice and Bones Like Jade] Ye Qiutang is the most beautiful flower of wealth in the mortal world. The ability to bewitch people is innate to her, and her beauty is a weapon that always gets her way. But beneath her pure, saintly f 14.4kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
49. 349 年 Period: I Moved in Next Door to My Scumbag Dad 年代：我住进渣爹隔壁 Baiwang San百望三Urban824k WordsCompleted Li He woke up one day to find he had transmigrated to 1979, an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. “Good thing I can take the college entrance exam next year.” But after sorting through the memories in his head, he discovered that his predecessor had even less aptitude for studying than he did. “Looks like I’ll have to rely on my dad.” “What? My dad ran away?” His predecessor’s father still clung to his ‘ambitions’. He abandoned his wife and children and went back to the city to fi 361Reads—Score—Shelves

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50. 350 四 Siheyuan: After Being Reborn, I Can Open a Blind Box Every Day 四合院：重生后我能天天开盲盒 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Zhao Lei; Role: An unemployed street loafer, a marginal member of the Zhao family, unloved by both parents Golden finger: Blind Box System Goal: Lie flat every day, with food and drink aplenty and no need to work Synopsis: Zhao Lei grew up as a left-behind child in his previous life. By an unexpected twist of fate, he is reborn in 1959 while staying at a hotel. It is the first year of the natural disasters, and as a modern young man used to having plenty to eat and drink, he absolut 39.1kReads6.4Score1.9kShelves

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