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. 401 睁 Reborn as the Crown Prince’s Wicked Girlfriend 睁眼！太子爷的恶毒女友重生了 Song on the Eaves檐上歌Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted (Publication deal signed) Vanity-Driven, Selfish, Silly Beauty X Love-Obsessed Young Master of the Capital's Elite | Neither Is a Good Person | The Young Master Becomes Her Dog | HE Rong Jiqiao had a pretty awful death in her previous life. For three years, she deceived Duan Yan, the young master of a powerful Beijing family who had been lost as a child, and pretended to be the person who had saved his life, enjoying his affection. But when the real savior returned, he kicked her aside, leaving 78.6kReads8.2Score31.3kShelves
2. 402 坐 The Lu Family’s Eldest Daughter Is Back After Ten Years in Prison 坐了10年牢的陆家大姑娘回来了 Heartfelt at Midnight深夜走心Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Lu Xiaoxia, who is serving a prison sentence, is reborn at the age of 19, on the very day her stepmother gives her to a scumbag as a present. Having killed, done time, and fought for her life against prison bullies, Lu Xiaoxia starts dishing out payback from the start. The scumbag is right outside the door? She cripples him right from the start. Her stepmother schemes to squeeze every last bit of value out of her? She makes her pay back every cent, with interest. The house is crawling with monst 36.8kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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   I have to recommend this! It's a breath of fresh air! The female lead was framed and imprisoned in her previous life, and she starts taking revenge on the villains right from the first chapter—it's incredibly satisfying!

3. 403 小 The Little Good-for-Nothing Transmigrates to the 1970s and Is Spoiled into Lying Flat by Her Daddy-Type Husband 小废材穿七零被爹系老公娇养躺平 Mu Yuxue, Who Likes Red Spinach喜欢红菠菜的穆语雪Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing A new sweet military romance set in a bygone era. Welcome aboard! (Transmigrates to the 1970s, doting husband, pampered and content to lie flat, sweet military romance, no angst, all satisfaction) Modern college student Shi Nian unexpectedly finds herself in the 1970s. After saving Shen Lichuan, an officer gravely wounded by enemy agents, she vanishes into thin air, leaving him convinced he has met a celestial maiden. He holds on to that belief for half his life. When she opens her eyes again, a 12.9kReads7.5Score1.4kShelves
4. 404 科 The Brilliant Scientist Who Ran Away from Both Her Wedding and Her Marriage 科研一枝花逃婚又逃嫁 Qing E Xi青莪兮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (A period novel with no golden finger for scientific research, a top-tier intellect and a clear, rational mind; strengthening the nation and its military through mathematics, founding a research institute; the heroine is a soldier's wife, beloved for her own achievements, with a happy, harmonious relationship) Period setting + humorous everyday life + academic star + strengthening the nation through mathematical research + counterespionage + no space, no System, no golden finger + highly intelli 5.8kReads9.2Score645Shelves

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   A scientific research novel set in an era without supernatural advantages. Mathematical algorithms drive technological progress; a unique military marriage—the female lead is a soldier, the male lead is not.

5. 405 大 The Courtyard's Rebellious Son 大院逆子 The Too-Late Jinx为时已晚的克夫Urban193k WordsOngoing This is not a hero's story. It's the story of someone who is alive, living on behalf of those who died. Military life, the Sino-Vietnamese War of Self-Defense and Counterattack, reconnaissance soldiers, brotherhood, father-son bonds, a bygone era, growing up, passion, heartbreak, and tears. 96.3kReads7.6Score6.9kShelves
6. 406 揣 Pregnant with Twins and Joining the Army, I Get Kissed to Tears by a Rugged Officer 揣双胎去随军，被糙汉军官亲哭了 May Every Generation Ascend to Heaven辈辈上天Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted (Period novel + marriage first, love later + pocket dimension + daily life raising a child + family and neighborhood matters + rough-edged man + sweet doting romance) Li Wu transmigrated into a period novel as the younger sister of the villainous supporting female character. Her sister stole her fiance and constantly manipulated and belittled her. From the start, Li Wu was heavily pregnant and traveled a thousand miles to find her husband, while her sister kept trying to kill her along the way. 5.7kReads6.4Score570Shelves

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   A high-quality period drama, a breath of fresh air, with good writing and a pleasant style. The female lead is not a saint, and the male lead is a doting husband. It features a rough-and-tumble military officer and a pampered young lady. The plot is fast-paced and full of everyday family life.

7. 407 攻 Only After Winning Her Over Did I Realize I'd Gotten the Villain Wrong! 攻略成功之后才发现搞错反派了！ Sugar-Free Yellow Butter无糖小黄油Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + sent to the countryside + sweet romance + hilarious chaos] Qiao Xin transmigrated into a book with an urgent mission: win over the villain within three months! Looking at the man who had stolen her heart, Qiao Xin brought all the feverish enthusiasm of someone high on drugs to her relentless pursuit. But this villain was seriously hard to handle. No matter how much she flirted, he wouldn’t budge. As the time until the main plot went off the rails drew closer, Qiao Xin grew despe 338Reads8.2Score100Shelves

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   "Do we know each other?" "Yes, we do!" Qiao Xin smiled at him, her slightly curved eyes sparkling like peach blossoms. "When we were little, you played at your house, and I played at mine. We were so close! Have you forgotten? [Shy] We're not relatives, but I am indeed your long-lost wife!" "It's so nice to see you again, Comrade Gu!" "I hope we have a long and happy marriage!" The girl's clear and melodious voice whispered in his ear, followed by a delicate, white hand reaching out to him. Gu Cong'an: "…" Aunt Jiang: See? See? I told you I'd ask you. …

8. 408 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Everyday Life of a Background Character 穿越七零之路人甲日常 Tang Lin from Xiangzhou香州的唐林Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted The rating just opened, so it’ll go up later. This is a gentle, everyday-life story. If it’s not your thing, please click away. Thanks! Transmigration + no military marriage + no relocation to the countryside + no black-market dealings + no vilifying the original heroine After transmigrating, Lu Jinxia finds herself in the world of a historical novel she read. Unfortunately, she isn’t the heroine, just a background character. The heroine of the book is an educated youth sent to the countryside. 23.1kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves

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   A light and simple slice-of-life story set in a bygone era.

9. 409 六 The 1960s: Even a Second Marriage Can Help Me Marry Up 六零年代：二婚也要攀高枝 Red Roses and Yellow Floribundas红玫瑰和黄月季Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted [Master of making promises, speaks each person’s language, only wants a good life for herself heroine X handsome, capable, rebellious, insecure, affection-starved hero] [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + career] A shameful scandal has rocked Li Jia Village. Li Jinhe, who married into the city to live a life of comfort, has been divorced because she can’t have children. Her husband doesn’t want her anymore! Those who once envied her for marrying into the city now turn around and pi 11.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   This book is truly unconventional. The female lead, heartbroken after a divorce due to infertility, recalls memories of her past life. To ease her pain, she tries to brainwash her family by promising them she can find work in the city. Later, she receives a letter from her aunt, changes the map, and finds job postings, but the job requires a worker as a partner. She then finds a capable man who has suffered from emotional abuse and is desperate for love. Important note: The female lead is infertile from beginning to end. 💗

10. 410 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 194.4kReads9.3Score8.3kShelves

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    This book is incredibly captivating and addictive! The tragic later years of Granny Qidian, suffering from illness and neglected by her children, are transformed into a life where her awful offspring are still alive and well. She becomes incredibly wealthy, relying on no one but herself and her husband to travel the world! The family's sharp wit and banter are absolutely addictive.

11. 411 念 Half a Lifetime of Missing Qiu 念秋半辈子 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + farming + building wealth + family squabbles + strong heroine] Shen Nianqiu’s husband died. He was stabbed to death by the husband of his lover. Because Shen Nianqiu is beautiful, shapely, intelligent, and capable, she is very popular. A rural doctor whose wife has died gradually falls for her; A butcher from the neighboring village has been secretly in love with her for a long time. A teacher assigned to the countryside admires her beauty and intelligence, and vows to mar 26.5kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves
12. 412 霞 Xia Guangnuan's First Book 霞光暖暖的第1本书 Warm Glowing Clouds霞光暖暖Modern Romance568k WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Realistic Rural Life + Family Matters + Adultery + Beloved by Everyone + A Woman’s Growth] Hong Xing is a village doctor, twenty-three years old, and the mother of two daughters. Only after her husband dies unexpectedly does she discover that the man who always seemed so honest and quiet, a man who could hardly get a word out even if you beat him with three sticks, had betrayed her. Her whole world collapses. She had always followed the rules of a virtuous wife, respected her p 1.3kReads7.9Score131Shelves
13. 413 美 The Beautiful First Half of Her Life 美艳的前半生 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Modern Romance523k WordsOngoing The story takes place in a rural village in Hebei in 1999. Meiyan has been sweet, beautiful, and clever since childhood, and everyone in the village agrees she's the local beauty. After failing her university entrance exams on her second attempt, she has no choice but to face the path fate has laid out for her. Swept up by Li Gangqiang's relentless pursuit, she gives him everything. But on the very day he steps through the gates of college, he gets together with another woman. Betrayed, Meiyan s 11kReads7.1Score248Shelves
14. 414 铁 Tiezhu's Fate 铁柱的命 Ink-Wash Creek水墨小溪Urban291k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, the twenty-year-old Tiezhu, whose given name was Gao Fei, was handsome, dashing, and well educated. He studied hard, hoping to change his fate through knowledge and escape the countryside. But fate kept playing tricks on him, making him fail time and again. Disheartened, he found the courage to face life again with encouragement from Yanhua, the village beauty. His excellence always won him admirers. After meeting different women, he gradually realized who loved him most. Sadly, by 5.4kReads6.8Score210Shelves
15. 415 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 45.6kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves
16. 416 村 Xia Hua, the Village Girl 村女夏花 The Cat Who Loves Gold爱黄金的猫Modern Romance268k WordsOngoing [Realistic rural life + slow burn + heroine’s growth + family and everyday life + face-slapping the scoundrels] Lin Xiahua’s husband is dead. With two children and a dimwitted older brother to support, she has become the most tempting target in Hama Gou Village. Burdened with her family, without a single plot of land, and with her mother-in-law threatening to sell her by the pound to an old widower and his son! To survive, Xiahua learns to navigate all kinds of men and women. She smiles and char 94Reads7.0Score105Shelves
17. 417 六 The Whole Family Is Blessed: Sent Down to the Countryside in the 1960s 六零之全家福星下乡了 Xinxin Loves to Eat What鑫鑫爱吃什么Modern Romance119k WordsCompleted Lin Manyue transmigrated into the 1960s as the pampered darling of her whole family. Sent to the countryside? She was in! Suffering and hardship? Not a chance. On her first day in the countryside, she bound herself to the [Good Fortune Mall System]. While everyone else gnawed on coarse corn buns, she ate braised pork. While everyone else shivered from the cold, she wore a military overcoat. While everyone else cried because they missed home, parcels kept arriving from her family, one after anoth 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both books are good. The first one is about a girl who returns to her hometown to help with rural development after taking the college entrance exam, and the second one features a female protagonist who is a designer.

18. 418 八 The 1980s Plus-Size Wife Becomes a Factory Boss 八零肥妻翻身小厂长 Xinxin Loves to Eat What鑫鑫爱吃什么Modern Romance218k WordsOngoing On the first day of her rebirth, she tore up her engagement contract in front of everyone, shocking the whole village. The scumbag who had ruined her in her previous life knelt and begged for mercy. She sneered. "This is only the beginning." She thought she'd spend this life making money and nothing else. Who knew the cold-faced military officer would come to her door and say, "The organization has approved it. I'll marry you." She raised an eyebrow. "I only want to be an entrepreneur." He offer —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 419 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Take the Village Bully's Whole Family Back to the City to Live the Good Life 重生七零：带着村霸全家回城躺赢 Mo Mo墨墨Modern Romance352k WordsCompleted In 1977, the college entrance examination was reinstated, and Su Jinyan, an educated youth sent to the countryside, passed and got into Peking University. The original owner, already married with children, was about to leave her husband and kids behind and return to the city for school when modern-day Su Jinyan arrived. I want this man. I’ll take these two children, too. I’ll take care of my disabled father-in-law and blind mother-in-law, too. Su Jinyan brought her husband, in-laws, and children 8.4kReads9.0Score780Shelves

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    🌈①In 1977, the college entrance examination was reinstated, and Su Jinyan, a sent-down youth, was admitted to Peking University. The original owner of this body, who was already married and had children, was about to abandon her husband and children to return to the city to study when the modern Su Jinyan arrived. Little did she know that the mess she casually took over would lead to a huge surprise.

20. 420 回 Before I Left My Husband and Child in the 70s, I Was Spoiled Rotten 回到七零抛夫弃子前，我被宠爆了 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + pocket dimension + rugged man + raising kids + sweet romance] Shen Yiyi was a professional villainess in the Quick Transmigration Bureau. On her final mission, she transmigrated into a period novel and became a vicious educated youth who was infatuated with the male lead, married the story's great villain, gave birth to three cannon-fodder sons, was lazy and difficult, and then abandoned her husband and children to return to the city. In the end, the male lead “carried out justice on H 28.4kReads9.3Score3kShelves
21. 421 天 Damn It, Why Did She Get Sent to the Seventies Again? 天杀的，怎么又让她穿七零了 Lost 40 Jin已瘦40斤Modern Romance624k WordsCompleted [Reborn + period setting + System + farming + pocket dimension + Hong Kong City + no saintly heroine] Xu Ying, an office drone at a major company in the 21st century, somehow finds herself reborn in the 1970s. As expected, she gets a golden finger: a sign-in System. With its help, she makes it through several years of life as an educated youth more or less unscathed. Then, like most heroines in period novels, she returns to the city after passing the college entrance exam, hoards courtyard house 4.1kReads7.2Score317Shelves
22. 422 神 The Abandoned Miracle Doctor Returns Reborn 神医弃女重生归来 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + sweet romance] (A full-cast audiobook adaptation is available. Give it a listen!) In her previous life, she caught a chill after falling into the water and slept for six days, missing her coming-of-age ceremony. When she woke, she was told she would marry the Marquis's heir in a month. To please her family, she agreed. But the heir's heart never belonged to her. At the marquis's residence, she was constantly targeted and mistreated, 16kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    A legendary healer's abandoned daughter is reborn; this is a completed rebirth novel with a fresh plot. Worth staying up all night to read! [Learned][OK][OK]

23. 423 七 The 1970s Matchmaker Who Talks the Young Master from the Capital into Becoming a Live-In Son-in-Law 七零小媒婆，忽悠京少当赘婿 Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Many years later, some friends sat together chatting. "Have you noticed that every village used to have a fool or a madman?" "Yeah, yeah! That madman would even go around hitting people!" Dou Xiaochan: Hehe, I'm the fool and madwoman you were talking about... Shen Moci: I'm the one who was tricked into going home as a live-in son-in-law by the fool and madwoman you were talking about... "What?!" Everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their heads. Shen Moci: To be honest, I was really scared at the 25.5kReads8.8Score3kShelves

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    Absolutely gorgeous.

24. 424 绾 I'm Wanwan, Not Wanwan: We're All Reborn, So Why Should I Keep Indulging You? 绾绾不是晚晚：都重生了谁还惯你 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Soul Swap] [Face-Slapping] [Spatial Spirit Spring] [Ensemble Cast] [Fantasy] On her wedding day, Shen Wanwan is brutally murdered, pierced through the heart by a blade. Her soul follows her body downstream along the river. Meanwhile, Pei Wanning, trying to escape a ghost marriage to the Prince of Qin, jumps into the river to fake her death, only to actually drown. A thousand miles away, their souls meet on a riverbank. Shen Wanwan is horrified. “...Are you human or a ghost?” Pei Wanning can't h 32.1kReads8.9Score3.1kShelves
25. 425 八 A 1980s Couple Builds a Business, Moves the Whole Family to the City, and Strives for Prosperity 八零夫妻创业忙，拖家回城奔小康 Linlin, Early to Bed and Early to Rise早睡早起的林林Modern Romance621k WordsOngoing Family squabbles + building wealth + a touch of ensemble cast + the 1980s + a slow pace A story about a woman and her family making their way to prosperity in a changing era, as they find their footing and grow amid the tides of the times. Detailed synopsis: After settling down in a remote village, educated youth Song Wenyu returns to the city, heavily pregnant and accompanied by her country husband, Tang Xing. She expects to live hand to mouth while relying on relatives in the city. Instead, sh 3.9kReads6.4Score347Shelves

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    Despite her family's objections, Song Wenyu, a sent-down youth, settled down in a remote rural village and started a family. Yet, she still longed to return to the city. So when the opportunity arose, she did everything she could to bring her country husband, Tang Xing, back to the city. Living at home, she faced disapproval from her brother and sister-in-law; being unemployed, she was looked down upon by relatives and friends. No problem, the couple worked together to overcome all difficulties. A native woman and an alien man, a virtuous husband supporting her ambitions, the two worked together to achieve a comfortable life, but unexpectedly, they suddenly became the richest family in Haicheng! Their child also became a child prodigy. A micro-ensemble piece, revolving around the story of the heroine's family's rise to wealth during a specific era, a family navigating and growing amidst the tides of time. (No time travel; the heroine is unaware of the future, and the hero is simply intelligent.)

26. 426 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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    The female protagonist was born with fair skin and a beautiful, radiant appearance. Unexpectedly, she woke up one day to find herself transmigrated into a period novel, becoming the daughter of a famous capitalist in Shanghai. In the original story, she disliked her official fiancé for being taciturn and lacking in romance, and was also worried about the scarcity of resources and the harsh life on the island, so she was reluctant to fulfill the marriage agreement.

27. 427 七 After the Seventies-Era Officer Returned, He Had a Son and a Daughter 七零军官回来后，儿女双全了 Little Master Xueling雪凌小主Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [1970s + military marriage + space] Hua Jiuling transmigrated to the 1970s overnight. Her husband, Gu Beiming, was called away on an urgent mission right after their wedding. Months passed with no word from him. Her parents-in-law gave her a hard time, her sister-in-law cursed her, and her sisters-in-law schemed against her. With her pregnant belly, Hua Jiuling picked up a kitchen knife, fought back, split the family, and moved into the hunter’s little house by the village committee. Fortunately 18.4kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves
28. 428 七 The 1970s: My Little One Gets Rich With a Shameless System 七零：崽崽靠着缺德系统暴富啦！ May We Last as Long as the Moon随明月而长终Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed (Era Setting + No Romance + Truly Little Kid Protagonist + Mischievous Kid + Clueless + No Catfighting) (Daily Life + System + Lucky Charm + Beloved by All + Only Child + Olympic Champion) Original title: The 1970s: The Kid Gets Rich with a System Full of Flaws! P.S. After chapter 42, there are basically no awful people. There aren’t many in the early chapters either, just two, and they won’t keep showing up. Told mainly from the kid’s point of view, full of her daily life, with lots a 16.9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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    I think this is quite nice; it's not one of those "educated youth" or anything like that, it's very heartwarming.

29. 429 穿 Reborn as a Little Green-Tea Girl in the 1970s, I Win Over the Stone-Faced Tough Guy 穿成七零小绿茶，冷面糙汉真香了 Chili-Dipped Ice Cream Cone甜筒沾辣椒Modern Romance524k WordsCompleted [Low Rating Because It Just Started, but It’ll Rise] [1970s + Transmigrate Into a Book + Building Wealth + Healing + Everyday Life + Superpowers + Both Leads Are Faithful + Original Female Lead Isn’t Vilified + No Awful Relatives] A gloomy, twisted man who turns into a scheming, lovesick romantic later on x a heroine with a foxlike face and the sunny, spirited heart of a little sun What should you do after ending up in a novel set in a bygone era? Obviously, take the college entrance exams, make 1.6kReads8.5Score215Shelves

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    The male lead is initially a sadistic character, but upon discovering the female lead has changed, he assumes she's possessed by mountain plants. Later, he becomes love-obsessed. The female lead has the appearance of a fox spirit but the heart of a cheerful person, and possesses supernatural abilities.

30. 430 芳 A Forest of Blossoms 芳华自成林 Autumn Reeds by the River河畔秋芦Modern Romance346k WordsCompleted [Period Drama, Entrepreneurship, Strong Female Lead, Younger Man, Semi-Documentary Fiction] A friendly reminder: this is a slow-burn story. Four years of blissful dreams, shattered in a single day. A premature birth. A divorce. Lin Fang, who had grown up cherished and protected, decides to stand on her own two feet and face the world with a clear head. While recovering from childbirth, she learns how to conduct herself and do business from her older brothers. She takes her daughter south to —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No system, no spatial dimension, no rebirth, and no time travel.

31. 431 重 Reborn in 1975, I Send My Nephew to College 重生七五年扔掉外甥上大学 Curly Cat Whiskers猫胡子卷卷Modern Romance570k WordsCompleted The rating has only just come in and will gradually rise. [Reborn] + [space] + [spirit spring] Shen Yun is reborn in the year of her high school entrance exams: When she wakes up, it's the day she just disturbed a hornets' nest. Her head is swollen like a giant winter melon, but that doesn't stop her from giving her sister-in-law a thorough beating as soon as she gets back. In her previous life, she raised her sister-in-law's child and cared for her sister-in-law's mother after she broke her leg 46.6kReads7.8Score7.5kShelves

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    They fight on the battlefield and save lives on the operating table.

32. 432 穿 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 Transmigration and Rebirth穿越加重生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    Super pretty! 🍉🍉

33. 433 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 1.7kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This book! It's really good!

34. 434 重 Reborn in the Nineties: A Golden Canary in Love 重生九零，情场金丝雀 Zhen Huan from Jade Island玉岛的甄嬛Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A strong female lead. The romance was added later. Though it starts from a dance hall and includes things like keeping a canary, the story is quite serious, so please don't read too much into that. The plot comes first. It mainly follows the rough-and-tumble rise of a first-generation entrepreneur thirty years ago. All the characters are adults with brains, and they know and obey the law. If you're looking for an intense love story where the characters disregard the law and basic decency just to 3.2kReads9.1Score262Shelves

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    How about I take a look at this one?

35. 435 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, My Sons' Golden Fingers Merged with Mine 穿书后我和儿子们的金手指合并了 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Twins + Space + System + Book Pavilion + Military Marriage + Everyday Parenting] The male lead is basically just a background character, though he gets a little more screen time later on. Qiu Yinuo transmigrates into a book, becoming the vicious supporting female character in a period novel, as well as the future commander’s plump wife, who dies young. As the wife of a powerful man, she has everything she could want, yet she makes trouble at every turn and ends up bringing about her own death 35.2kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves

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    I highly recommend this historical romance novel. The female lead and her two babies are all reincarnated from time travel. There are no awful relatives, and the male lead is absolutely adorable.

36. 436 睁 I Opened My Eyes in the 1970s and Followed a Down-and-Out Big Shot to the Countryside to Enjoy Life 睁眼七零，追着落魄大佬下乡享福 Three Milk Candies三颗牛奶糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Fictional military marriage + super sweet, devoted romance + everyday family life + face-slapping the scum + space for raising kids] Sheng Jinhe is fair-skinned and gorgeous, with a captivating charm. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself as the male lead’s doomed former fiancée in a period novel. She gave the heroine her job and her golden finger, and in the end even drowned and lost her life to bring the male and female leads together. Sheng Jinhe stares at the sky in speechless di 17.2kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves

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    🌈🌈After falling into the water, Sheng Jinhe discovered she had transmigrated into a book! She had become the male lead's cannon fodder ex-wife, and all the female lead's jobs and cheat-like abilities were practically handed to her by herself...

37. 437 我 I’m Reborn, So Why Would I Go to the Countryside? 我都重生了，谁还下乡！ Listening to Lotus in the Night Rain夜雨听荷Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted [Period] + [Reborn] + [Strong Female Lead's Growth] + [Passionate Youth] Xiang Hong is reborn at the crossroads of her life in 1968. Go to the countryside or join the army? Join the army! In her previous life, she went to the countryside and suffered through all kinds of hardships... before dying miserably in a shack. In this life, her heartless family and worthless men are nothing but stepping-stones beneath her feet! When Xiang Hong is reborn, she also gets a small pocket dimension, a modest g 3.5kReads8.8Score315Shelves

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    Reborn as a unique beauty, she grows stronger step by step through her own efforts.

38. 438 重 Back to the 1970s: A Village Girl's Path Beyond the World 重回七零年代，村女的破界之路 Green Grain Shining on the Fields青禾照野Modern Romance270k WordsOngoing [Elderly woman + reborn + 1970s + dumping a scumbag + no romance + family life + spatial storage] After being angered to death at the age of seventy, Zhou Qiuying is reborn in 1975. In 1975 in her previous life, Zhou Qiuying was an eighteen-year-old country girl. She gave up her secure job as an elementary school teacher to marry an educated youth sent down to the countryside. In return, her husband cruelly abandoned her after passing the college entrance exam, and her loved ones died tragical 168Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It's not mindless, the pace isn't fast, and it tells everyday stories of rural life in Northeast China. The female lead is clear-headed and gentle, and her character isn't overly exaggerated.

39. 439 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    No system, no special space, no overpowered characters, everyone is intelligent, the logic is sound, and the writing is superb.

40. 440 重 Reborn in the Sixties: The Cannon-Fodder Younger Sister-in-Law Refuses to Cooperate! 重生六零：炮灰小姑子拒不配合！ Winter and Summer Never Turn Cold冬夏莫凉Modern Romance462k WordsOngoing [1960s setting + reborn for revenge + storage space + advancing the nation through scientific research + love that blossoms over time] In her previous life, Tian Wenjing was cruelly pressured by her family into marrying a rough military officer she didn't love. From that point on, her life began counting down! Only after she died did Tian Wenjing finally realize that everything she'd suffered had been a tragedy carefully orchestrated by someone! And the people responsible... This time, she struc 1.6kReads—Score104Shelves

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    Highly recommended. Tian Wenjing takes revenge decisively, engages in internal strife with her enemy, and focuses on improving herself.

41. 441 甜 Sweet Military Marriage: The Female General Gets Courted in the 1970s 甜蜜军婚女将军在七零被撩了 Dream 100梦想一零零Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient-to-modern time travel, military marriage, medical skills from the era, martial arts, twins and triplets, unexpected triplets and quintuplets, one-on-one romance, female general and eldest daughter of a duke’s household] The heroine unexpectedly becomes pregnant when her eldest son is old enough for college. She runs away from home without telling her military-officer husband and secretly gives birth to quintuplets. Gu Qingcheng was the mascot of the Gu family army. After ten years of wa 19.8kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    Beautiful and unconventional

42. 442 那 That Red Land 那片红色的土地 Xiong Dayu熊大雨Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Slice of life] [Entrepreneurship] [Family] [Rural life] [No clichés] [Not a power fantasy] [No transmigration] [Slow-paced] [Realistic] [Urban] [Hardships] Trust me, it gets better and better as the story goes on, and it absolutely won't end badly! Writing an original work is no easy task. Every word comes from the heart. Please don't leave a low rating or bad review. A casual three or four stars from you could deal a fatal blow to this niche novel. This novel is neither a cr 11.9kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    No clichés, no melodrama, a refreshing masterpiece of realism! The title itself is a letdown.

43. 443 年 Period: The Huo Family's Ninth Daughter Goes to the Countryside 年代：霍家的小九下乡了 A Snail Carrying Its ShellA蜗牛背了壳Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted [Period setting + comedy + gossip-watching + System + pocket dimension + rugged man] Huo Jiujiu rides the wave of the times, packs her things, and travels thousands of miles northeast with the rest of the group. She plans to eat her fill and wait for her family to bring her home, but who knew the educated youth compound would be full of such interesting people and stories? Before long, Huo Jiujiu no longer wants to go back... While the Huo family worries that their daughter doesn't have enough t 20.8kReads8.3Score3kShelves

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    The female lead is the only girl in her family, and is especially pampered. However, her older cousin mischievously reports her to be sent to the countryside. The whole family thinks she's doomed, but surprisingly, she thrives in the countryside, even sending gifts back home. Later, she even gets into university! [Facepalm][Disgusted]

44. 444 回 Back in 1977, I Married the Queen of the Daughters' Kingdom 回到1977年，娶了女儿国国王 Ji Yuning季宇宁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Ji Yuning transmigrated back to 1977. He went from being a 21-year-old educated youth returning to the city to a literary young man, a great poet, and a famous novelist. It was all thanks to his memories of his previous life and the books he copied. But his greatest reward was marrying a wife as beautiful as a fairy. 11.7kReads8.0Score755Shelves
45. 445 疯 Has the Regent Gone Mad? He Stole the Bride for the Heir Apparent? 疯了吧！摄政王抢亲竟为了世子？ Ke Xin柯新Two Male Leads382k WordsCompleted [Sweet historical romance + bickering rivals + two equally formidable leads + BL + GL + political intrigue + devoted lovers + two couples] On their wedding day, two bridal processions meet at a narrow stretch of Zhuque Avenue. A ten-mile procession of red finery, two bridal sedan chairs coming toward each other. Prince Regent Mo Fengming gives a cold laugh. “Elder sister, this road is narrow. How about a fight? Whoever wins goes first.” The princess royal, Mo Qinghuang, stands in blazing red. “B 150Reads7.0Score102Shelves

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    The two most distinguished bachelors of the Great Qi Dynasty—the ruthless Regent and the flamboyant Eldest Princess—each fall in love with the twin siblings of the Prime Minister's household. To avoid the Emperor's suspicion and societal judgment, they orchestrate a dramatic "mistaken marriage" scheme. 😜

46. 446 硬 Tough Mother-in-Law: Earning Foreign Currency With One Hand, Charming the Commander With the Other 硬核婆婆：左手赚外汇右手撩首长 Good Luck, Jiajia One好运珈珈一Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted (Life at Home and Beyond + Gourmet Restaurant + Island Version of a Parents' Love Story + Silver-Haired Fiction + No Pocket Dimension + No System + Family Life + Raising Kids) Chen Xianglan is a country mother-in-law who can turn every inch of barren soil into gold. The skills she's spent her whole life mastering are all “unorthodox”: breeding pigs, helping with childbirth, farming, making sauces, choosing auspicious dates, reading the weather, and cooking food so delicious it could make the imm 16.8kReads8.6Score826Shelves

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    [Book Deprivation Savior] Trust me! This book, *The Military Mother-in-Law's Culinary Skills*, is guaranteed to be a hit! The character of Chen Xianglan is so well-developed, possessing both the simplicity of a countrywoman and great wisdom. Watching her conquer the entire military region with her culinary skills is incredibly satisfying! Go search for it now, or come back and slap me if you don't like it!

47. 447 部 I Went to the Army to Find My Ex-Husband, but His Commander Stole Me Away and Kissed Me 部队找前夫，却被他首长抢去亲哭 Quan Cheng Dasheng权城大胜Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Chasing his wife to the crematorium + reunion after a long separation + rekindled romance + accompanying the army + devoted to each other + marriage + adorable child] It has been five years since she changed her name and ran away while pregnant. Ye Feifei takes her son to the northwest with her mother to visit relatives. But before she can even see any relatives, she discovers that her mother wants to force her to marry a 42-year-old career soldier with three children. So Ye Feifei finds a tick 181Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A period drama about a man pursuing his wife! A highly addictive genre! Set in the Northwest Military Region! The male lead is aloof and reserved in public, but becomes incredibly charismatic and devilish around the female lead!!! Five years ago, the female lead was a dark-skinned, buck-toothed tomboy who broke up with the male lead due to a misunderstanding. To register her son's birth, she entered into a fake marriage with the male lead's younger brother. Five years later, she was tricked by her mother and stepfather into visiting her stepbrother at the military base, almost being forced to marry a man 19 years her senior. Not wanting to be forced into marriage, she took her son to the base to find the male lead's brother. Because her son resembled a miniature version of the male lead, he was mistaken for his wife. When the male lead discovered that the radiant female lead before him was actually his ex-girlfriend whom he had dumped years ago, he became enraged and embarked on a forceful pursuit to win her back!

48. 448 我 It's the 1970s. I've Got Everything I Need Except You 我在七零，啥也不缺，就缺你 Lazy Eagle老鹰懒懒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Laid-back sweet girl X violent military officer] [Age gap + pocket dimension + married first, love later + no angst] [Slow-paced. If you're impatient or prefer fast-paced romance, 🉑 skip this book!] Hu Qi woke from a nap and opened her eyes to find that her soul had traveled to 1957. All she could do was wail like a baby. She was dumbfounded, her eyes darting about. Once she figured out what was going on, she started laughing with delight. "Being born into this life is great! I know everything 10.8kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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    Slow-paced, arranged marriage that blossoms into love, lighthearted and funny!

49. 449 局 Director, Your Wife Doesn’t Want You Anymore 局长，你媳妇不要你了 hi That Someonehi那小谁Modern Romance529k WordsCompleted [A Smooth-Talking Little Business Owner Reborn as a Young Widow x A Scheming High-Ranking Official] Xu Hongxiu, a small business owner who made a name for herself in the modern marketplace with her silver tongue, opens her eyes after an accident and finds herself reborn as a mistreated young widow in the 1990s! She'd barely woken up before the village chief's family started acting shamelessly, trying to seize her land. There was no way she could stand for that! She grabbed a rope, marched into 5.8kReads8.7Score640Shelves

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    It looks so good

50. 450 穿 I Became the Villain’s Mom, and His Dad Turned Himself In to Protect the Family 穿成反派妈娃他爹上交自己护全家 Gu Dong谷咚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This story has a couple, and the child’s biological father is involved. [Not everyone is a good person, and things don’t always go smoothly.] Lin Zhiyao transmigrates into a book, becoming the doomed young mother of the villainous big shot in a period novel. In the story, her son is fated to have the miserable childhood typical of a redemption tale. She is the root cause of it all, the sort of villain people drag out to condemn even after she’s dead. Lin Zhiyao is stunned, but she thinks there’ 9.7kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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