The 1970s and 1980s 七八零年代

1. 1 重 Reborn in the 1970s: From the Start, I Take Over a Stunning Wife 重生70年代，开局接盘美艳娇妻 Author Little White Dragon in the Waves作者浪里小白龙Urban3.1M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + hunting and farming + no System] After an accident, special forces soldier Lu Feng was reborn in Northeast China in 1975, in the body of a drunken, abusive scumbag of a husband. Faced with his wife and daughter, both covered in bruises and looking pitiful, he decided to take responsibility without hesitation. He picked up a hunting bow and headed into the mountains, determined to use his skills to carve out a way for them to survive in an era when human lives were wor 20.2kReads8.0Score1.5kShelves

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   Lu Feng, a disciplined and upright soldier, is reborn only to be seen as a scumbag by his wife—a stark contrast that captivates the reader. His wife, outwardly beautiful but inwardly numb and filled with hatred, creates a complex and contradictory dynamic between them, sparking the reader's curiosity about what will happen next.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The One-Shot System Takes Me to New Heights 穿越七零：秒杀系统带我飞 Mu Ran9牧然9Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing The rating just came out, so it’ll go up later! 1970: I Have a Golden Finger and a Maxed-Out Family Ding! Your limited-time flash-sale System has been bound! Wen Jingshu, an English major in graduate school in 2024, was halfway through studying for the civil service exam when she transmigrated. When she woke up, she’d become a graduate student in trade and economics in 1970. Her father was a police bureau chief, her mother a section chief at the agricultural bureau, her eldest brother a battalio 62.7kReads8.5Score7.8kShelves

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   Transmigrating to the 1970s, Wen Jingshu, armed with a limited-time flash sale system, rises from a lowly purchasing clerk at a supply and marketing cooperative to achieve a meteoric rise. She hoards scarce goods, secures large foreign trade orders, and spearheads the construction of an instant noodle factory, earning awards and promotions through sheer ability—her career skyrockets. With the support of her family, the story is richly detailed and full of satisfying moments, making it an increasingly addictive and enjoyable period drama.

3. 3 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, She Was Sold Off as a Fool and Then Struck It Rich 穿七零，被当傻妞贱卖后她暴富了 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + crazy, satisfying power fantasy + raising kids + strong heroine] [Fu Qingshan: Half my life is devoted to the country, and the other half to you.] A genius girl from the 21st century takes on a mission to change a villain's fate and becomes a strong but dim-witted country girl in the 1970s. Though she was born to a dual-income urban family, she was maliciously switched at birth and raised as a lowborn country girl. She opens her eyes in a coffin. Her adoptiv 20.3kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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   "Fu Qingshan." Qiao Xinyi suddenly called out to him. Fu Qingshan turned to look at her, meeting her smiling face, and heard her soft voice say to him, "I love you." Fu Qingshan, I love you.

4. 4 纯 The Only Daughter in the Family Strikes Back: I'll Build an Empire for My Daughter 纯女户逆袭，我为女儿建豪门 Qiu Jia Ling Ling秋家泠泠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + Taking Down Scumbags + Getting Rich + Family Matters + Slice of Life] Tian Guihua never had a son, only three daughters. Her husband thought that without a son, nobody would care for them in their old age, so he wanted her to treat her two nephews from the eldest branch of the family like her own sons. She gave her easy job to her eldest nephew’s wife, helped raise their children, and even helped them build a house and find a bride. She gave all her retirement savings to her sec 1.1kReads7.8Score181Shelves

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   🪴🪴🪴A novel set in the 1980s. Tian Guihua is reborn. In her previous life, she had three daughters. Her husband told her to treat her two nephews well, so she treated them like her own sons, building houses for them, helping them get married, and raising their children. Her three daughters never enjoyed this treatment. As a result, when she got old, her nephews didn't care about her at all. In her rebirth, Tian Guihua only treats her daughters well.

5. 5 订 Engaged for Twelve Years, Now the Commander Spoils Me Rotten 订亲十二年，军婚首长超会宠 Little Crab Seven蟹小七Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No pocket dimension, no golden finger, heartwarming tone. “White moonlight” refers to family love.] Ning Xiaoxiao transmigrated into a book. When she opened her eyes, she was about to get married, but not to the male lead. Her groom was a total scumbag. No, no, she wouldn’t marry him! They were supposed to be childhood sweethearts. She would wait for the male lead to return and cling to his coattails. She had become the male lead’s tragic white moonlight, but little did she know, the male lead’ 4.5kReads8.4Score458Shelves

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   Ning Xiaoxiao and Fu Jiaming, along with Wangzai and Xixi, are great!

6. 6 重 Reborn in 1982: The Foolish Village Guardian's Hunting Life 重生82：傻子守村人的赶山生涯 The Daydreaming Zhou梦游的小周Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Every village has one or two “village guardians.” They're often slow-witted, but kindhearted. The elders say village guardians come to the human world to endure hardship and cultivation. They ward off disasters and misfortune for the village, taking the bad luck upon themselves. After Chen Wang, a modern-day wage slave, suddenly died, his soul returned to the 1980s and possessed a fool who had just died in Chenjia Village, a village guardian from the Chen family. He has nothing but four bare wal 5.9kReads8.6Score379Shelves

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   This good book features a protagonist who starts out as an idiot, orphaned, with a younger sister, a devoted wife, and is suddenly possessed by another soul after being knocked unconscious. He then works hard to earn money and pampers his wife.

7. 7 孕 My Pregnancy News Was Intercepted? The Sweet Little One Takes His Mom to Join the Army 孕信被截？软萌崽崽带亲妈随军了 Green Ink Song青墨歌Modern Romance509k WordsCompleted The short drama Finding My Husband Across a Thousand Miles in the 1980s and the animated series Round Round’s Story in the 1980s are now available. Search for them on Fanqie or Hongguo. Su Yuanyuan transmigrates and becomes a military wife in the 1980s. Her husband is unable to have children and is away on military missions for years at a time. Her in-laws mistreat her and hide the fact that she has given birth to two children. They write to her husband, telling him he is infertile and that the 3.8kReads8.0Score441Shelves

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   Both of these books are so good!

8. 8 糙 The Roughneck Officer Plays Favorites: He Only Loves the Green-Tea Fake Heiress 糙汉军官偏心眼，只爱绿茶真千金 Melon Egg瓜蛋Modern Romance535k WordsCompleted [Period + True Green Tea Female Lead + Pocket Dimension + Military Marriage + Joining the Army + True and Fake Heiresses + Transmigrate into a Book] Green tea Su Xingyue transmigrates into a book and becomes the true heiress in an 1980s story. The fake heiress stole her pocket dimension and drove her to her death. The true heiress is frail, out of breath after a few steps, and coughs up blood at the slightest provocation. It suits her green tea persona perfectly... * The true heiress tries to dr 1.8kReads8.8Score241Shelves
9. 9 四 Siheyuan: My Name Is Yi Zhonghe 四合院：我叫易中河 Qing Yao's Little White Cat晴瑶的小白猫Male-Channel Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing A modern man transmigrates into the world of the courtyard drama, becoming Yi Zhonghe, Yi Zhonghai’s younger brother, a character who never appeared in the show. He moves into the courtyard and takes a job at the steel mill. See how a modern soul reforms the courtyard’s self-serving residents, turning the “courtyard full of miscreants” into a true Love in the Courtyard. 85.4kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves
10. 10 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated as Silly Zhu's Uncle 四合院：穿越成傻柱舅舅 Brother Ge Rises Night After Night夜夜升哥Male-Channel Fanfiction349k WordsCompleted In 1958, Li Jianjun transmigrated into the body of a demobilized soldier. This man turned out to be He Yuzhu's uncle, who was also named Li Jianjun. After leaving the military, he took a job as the chief of security at the Steel Mill and officially moved into the courtyard. Silly Zhu and He Yushui finally experienced the care of an elder. With no way out, Yi Zhonghai was left dumbfounded. 109Reads8.6Score—Shelves
11. 11 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 26.6kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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    No system, no space, in the 1980s, hunting, fishing, growing mushrooms

12. 12 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 52.8kReads9.2Score5.4kShelves

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    This is a must-read!! A period military romance + satisfying face-slapping + extremely sweet pampering + mutual attraction! The transmigrated heroine staged a dramatic comeback, and her military officer husband instantly fell for her. The entire story is high-energy and subverts expectations, with incredibly satisfying face-slapping moments and an abundance of sweetness. You'll be missing out if you don't read it—a true powerhouse of sweet romance in the period genre! 🤤🤤

13. 13 重 Restart: My Reversed Flow of Time 重启：我的逆流时光 Year's End年末Urban2.9M WordsCompleted (Multiple heroines + 1970s setting + everyday life) Betrayed by his wife in his previous life, Gu Cheng died full of hatred. When he opened his eyes, he was back in 1977, watching his wicked wife die horribly before him and leaving behind four little sisters-in-law who were crying to be fed. In this magnificent, vibrant era, Gu Cheng decided to start his life over and share a happy life with his sisters-in-law. 29.1kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    This historical fiction is quite good.

14. 14 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    Era + Military Marriage Business Capitalist

15. 15 六 Making My Fortune in the 1960s 六十年代之我发家致富了 Zhi Ye o芷烨oModern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the 1960s, when even food and clothing are hard to come by? Su He says, “I'm not worried. I've been prepared for this.” What? She's transmigrated into a book set in the 1960s? Su He, a minor character, says, “No problem. I'll just stay on the sidelines and quietly make a fortune.” What? The original heroine wants to fleece her? Su He clutches her secret identity close and says, “I really only have this little bit. No one can find out my big secret.” (Author's disclaimer: This no 3.2kReads7.9Score191Shelves
16. 16 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 46.1kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves
17. 17 太 The Empress Dowager's Retirement Life 太后的退休生活 Zhou Xinhan周信含Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Palace intrigue + female lead is the mastermind behind the scenes + no romance + plot-driven + ensemble cast] After transmigrating to the Great Jing dynasty, Su Minqing entered the palace as the empress. She worked tirelessly at palace intrigue for over a decade and finally fought her way to becoming the Empress Dowager. The only catch was that there was another Empress Dowager in the palace besides her. As the emperor’s adoptive mother, she was named the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The 6.1kReads8.4Score357Shelves
18. 18 农 Country Chef at the Wok, Villagers Want a Feast Every Day! 农村掌大勺，村民天天想吃席！ The Lonely Master孤寡大师Urban611k WordsCompleted Gu Ze transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the top chef System. Other people who transmigrate get a food System that appears and disappears without a trace, and customers chase it down the street. But his System has just one task: cater banquets and earn ten thousand yuan a month. After Gu Ze caters a harvest feast for an entire village, his name spreads through the little town. The villagers spend every day plotting how to get a seat at a banquet. “You say you don’t know me? F 4.8kReads8.8Score385Shelves
19. 19 换 I Switched Marriages to My Fiancé's Cousin, and the Fertile Military Wife Brutally Punishes the Villains 换嫁未婚夫堂兄，易孕军嫂狠虐渣 Lan Qingzhi蓝青栀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Alternate history, military romance set in a bygone era, face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place, no saintly heroine, ancient-to-modern transmigration, a pocket dimension, devoted and exclusive romance, no flirtation, mutual devotion, a powerful couple] After ten years of hard martial arts training, Luo Hansu finally avenged her mother, crippled her scumbag father, and reclaimed the Heavenly Pearl. As she lay gravely wounded and dying, her mother gave her the chance to be reborn. In a 6.6kReads8.8Score650Shelves
20. 20 满 The Max-Level Big Shot in the 1970s: If You Won't Back Down, I'll Fight 满级大佬在七零，主打不服就干 Fresh Popcorn爆米花来咯Modern Romance616k WordsCompleted The heroine is domineering, with an outrageously high combat ability. Later, she joins the military. The hero is an educated youth who later goes into scientific research. A strong heroine paired with a weaker hero. If that’s not your thing, please move along. [Historical setting + transmigration with body intact + no pocket dimension or System + Strong Female Lead] Mai Sui, a max-level powerhouse, transmigrates to the 1970s. She just wants to lie flat and live a quiet, ordinary l 59.8kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves

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    Haha, the heroine in this book has full stars for her strength. She joins the army in order to kill without breaking the law and beat up people casually. I like this kind of novel that can use hands but never speak. 😏

21. 21 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates: Fleeing Famine! I Brought a Three-Bedroom Apartment, How Reasonable Is That? 全家穿越：灾年逃荒！我带上三室一厅很合理吧 Lemon Tea Leaves柠檬茶叶子Ancient Romance282k WordsCompleted (Fleeing famine + floods + drought + farming + sweet, satisfying, heartwarming) In the fourteenth year of Xikang, a massive flood struck all of Dongchuan, and the entire Ye family transmigrated there by sheer bad luck! Then earthquakes and drought hit one after another, and they ended up living through the very days of eating dirt they'd always talked about. After two or three years of struggling, they finally found their golden finger, and at last, better days were ahead. But now they were abou 333Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Time travel, famine escape, space, resources

22. 22 刚 Just Transmigrated, Now Fleeing a Famine: The Whole Family Ends Up in Debt 刚穿越，又逃荒，全家一起当负翁 Nian Yi Qing Qing念亦清清Ancient Romance265k WordsCompleted [Family squabbles + whole family transmigrates + no romance + System + feel-good power fantasy] A blunder by the Black and White Impermanence sends Li Qingxian's whole family to the Great Xia Dynasty. An alcoholic father, a horrible mother, a biased grandfather, a selfish girl, and a terrible child husband... The good news: the whole family is alive and well. The bad news: the child husband has been possessed by the late emperor, who died three years ago. Another piece of good news: the chi 61Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 全 My Whole Family Transmigrated into a Famine Year, and They're All Experts in Their Fields, So I Can Just Lie Back and Relax 全家穿越遭遇荒年，都是各行大佬我平躺 Little Cool Orange小凉橙Ancient Romance521k WordsCompleted Zhao Xiyu is transmigrated to ancient times along with her parents, landing in the midst of a desperate flight from famine. She isn’t worried in the least. Going hungry? Not a chance. With a granary at her disposal, she has nothing to fear. Getting bullied? Impossible. She has every kind of modern weapon at her fingertips. The only nuisance is the handsome man by her side who refuses to follow orders. Why is the way he looks at her becoming more and more improper? “Xiyu, could you turn arou 29Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 开 Fleeing Famine from the Start, I Keep a Low Profile and Become a Powerful Figure in Troubled Times 开局逃荒，苟在乱世做权贵 When Young, I Didn't Know Leopards Were So Great年少不知豹豹好Historical504k WordsCompleted Lin Rui, who’d gone back to his hometown to loaf around, transmigrates into a chaotic era: warlords fight for power, foreign tribes invade, the emperor is weak, and the people are displaced. The foreign cavalry is about to reach the capital, and the emperor and officials have already fled. Unfortunately, Lin Rui has transmigrated into a poor commoner, with barely a copper to his name. Fortunately, his mansion has come along too. Its functions are stingy and pretty useless, but at least it keeps 10.1kReads8.6Score780Shelves
25. 25 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 132.4kReads9.3Score16.2kShelves

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    These two novels about rebirth in the past are really good; I've read them more than once.

26. 26 重 Reborn: I Doted on My Wife and Kids and Shocked the Whole Village 重生：我宠老婆孩子震惊全村 Ye Xiaolou叶小楼Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn Romance + Regretful Scumbag + 1980s Dad Life + Devoted Husband, One Heroine + Satisfying Read + Cozy Daily Life + Healing] Chen Sanye, the village's notorious hooligan, suddenly changed after a night of heavy drinking! The idle, foul-mouthed delinquent became polite. He was not only hardworking, but even learned how to make money! He stopped barking orders at his pretty, mute wife and began speaking to her softly and treating her with the utmost tenderness. The neighbors were baffled. Ha 36.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
27. 27 重 Reborn in the 1980s: After Taking Over, I Head to the Mountains 重生八零年代，接盘后的我去赶山 The Dashing Guy Who Loves SpongeBob喜欢海绵宝宝的潇洒哥Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Mountain hunting + period setting + taking over a marriage + rural life + ongoing manhua adaptation] In his previous life, Zhao Yong’s mother begged him to take Qin Yourong as his wife to ease the family’s hardship, but Zhao Yong refused out of pride. As a result, his mother worked herself to death, his little sister drowned, and his younger brother took his own life! Who would have thought he would be reborn in 1980, just as his mother was asking him to marry Qin Yourong? This time, to prevent 4.8kReads8.2Score323Shelves

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    Reborn in the 70s and 80s, it's great! Highly recommended!

28. 28 重 Reborn in the 1970s: I Have a Spiritual Spring Ten Times More Powerful! 重生七零：我有十倍灵泉空间！ Stay-at-Home Little Rice Bug居家小米虫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Period setting + one heroine + pocket dimension + hunting + animal husbandry] In his previous life, Zhang Wei was honest and timid, able only to watch helplessly as the woman he loved became his younger brother's wife. Luckily, Heaven gave him a chance to be reborn. When An Lin pursued him, he accepted without hesitation, changing the fate that would have seen his younger brother marry her. They had next to nothing, and that year brought the worst drought in a century. Then Zhang Wei awakened a 20.2kReads7.5Score1.3kShelves
29. 29 重 Reborn in the ’70s, No More Hiding! I Make a Fortune by Fishing the Tides 重生七零不装了！我靠赶海成首富 Peaches Fill the Sky桃子满天飞Urban1.3M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Cai Zeyang listened to the wrong people and let himself be turned against his family, which drove a wedge between him and his wife. When she gave birth to their seventh daughter, she suffered a massive hemorrhage. Neither mother nor child survived! His six other daughters grew distant from him and left home at a young age. He grew old and died without any of them ever coming back to see him. Fate gave him a chance to be reborn. This time, he would live his life well! And wh 307Reads6.9Score—Shelves
30. 30 七 She Woke Up Pregnant in the Seventies 七零睁眼肚子揣了个崽崽 Cloud Looking Down at Fish俯视鱼的云Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Transmigrate + pocket dimension + face-slapping + sweet romance + family life + turning a husband into a success] Lin Fan transmigrates into the eldest daughter of an ordinary working-class, divorced single-parent family in a period novel, and becomes a young woman who is pregnant before marriage. No, she has to find the baby’s father and make him take responsibility. Whether he loves her or not doesn’t matter. As long as he has money, a job, and can provide a secure life, that’s enou 165.4kReads8.7Score8.2kShelves

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    A story about a strong female lead who is pampered and loved; it's the kind of marriage I long for.

31. 31 挺 She Joined the Army with a Big Baby Bump and Dazzled the Entire Family Compound 挺孕肚去随军，她惊艳整个家属院 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (She joins her husband’s army while heavily pregnant and amazes the entire military compound) Song Jinyue, a brilliant scientific researcher, transmigrates to the 1970s after a car accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s suddenly married after a whirlwind wedding, with a baby on the way. Outside, her older brother and sister-in-law are fighting over the letter that just arrived, ordering her to join her husband at his army post. To avoid getting her brother into trouble, Song Jinyue decides 21.2kReads8.0Score2kShelves
32. 32 七 The Lazy, Difficult Village Girl of the 1970s Can't Get Enough Kisses from Her Army Officer Husband 七零村姑懒又作，军婚大佬亲不够 Xie Qingyin谢清音Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Transmigration + Spoiled Princess + Sweet Romance] Zhou Baozhu was a pretty useless rich girl who’d made it to twenty thanks to sheer luck. Well, what can she say? She was born into the right family. Who could’ve imagined that one day Zhou Baozhu would transmigrate to the 1970s? The rich beauty had turned into a country girl. She had no food or drink, and now she even had to work in the fields to earn work points. What a shock! Zhou Baozhu wanted to cry every 1kReads7.0Score129Shelves

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    The female protagonist of this book was originally a wealthy heiress who transmigrated to this world. She's constantly hungry and cold. The male protagonist is a rich educated youth from Beijing who was sent to the countryside. The female protagonist wants to recognize him as her older brother, but the male protagonist thinks she wants to date him and keeps pretending to be serious to avoid her. It's quite amusing. 🥰

33. 33 首 Commander! Your Wife Is Here with Ten Sons to Tear the House Apart 首长！你媳妇带着十个儿子来拆家 It's Chunxia是春夏阿Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Flash Marriage in the 1970s + Gorgeous, Highly Fertile Beauty vs. Cold, Childless Military Officer + Joining Him at an Island Garrison + Childbearing System] After discovering her adopted son’s wicked ambitions, Lin Wanwan, who was terminally ill with stomach cancer, dealt with the menace swiftly and decisively. Just as she was nearing death, a System found her. As a businesswoman who hated to lose out, she argued fiercely with it before agreeing to bind herself to it. When she opened her eyes 14.2kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves

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    1. In her past life, she was a successful career woman. After waking up, she became a spoiled brat in the 1970s, pampered by her whole family. The people close to her are all clear-headed and know when to cut ties. The male lead, who has a weak connection with children, encounters a pregnant woman with a bug-like personality...

34. 34 七 The 1970s: The Domineering Village Belle Takes Down Every Mary Sue! 七零：霸道村花干翻所有玛丽苏！ Hou Wenyuan侯雯媛Modern Romance810k WordsCompleted A village beauty and village tyrant who can plow three mu a day, paired with a sickly, shameless male God of Wealth. The whole point of this story is to have a great time. [Mutually devoted couple + strong heroine + unhinged humor + satisfying romance] Jiang Zao was the last dragon in the cultivation world. As she ascended and underwent her tribulation, a bolt of lightning struck her into one of countless little worlds. A grandmother and grandfather who favor boys over girls, an uncle's family 4.5kReads8.5Score479Shelves

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    A village beauty (village tyrant) who can plow three acres a day vs. A sickly, shameless male god of wealth [Double Cleanliness + Strong Female Lead + Crazy Literature + Satisfying Experience] Jiang Zao was the last dragon in the cultivation world. When she ascended and underwent tribulation, she was struck by lightning and entered one of the myriad small worlds. Her grandparents favored sons over daughters, her uncle's family was lazy and gluttonous, her scheming uncle was always up to no good, and her aunt liked to act like she belonged to her own family. Jiang Zao: Buffs stacked up, a disastrous start. Grandma Jiang: You can't get married, no man, no children, let's see who will take care of you in your old age. Jiang Zao: I don't need it, when I get to 50, I'll just hang myself. Grandma Jiang: In the future, if I get a headache or fever, there will be no one to take care of me. Jiang Zao: I'll endure minor illnesses, I'll die from major illnesses, I'm not afraid! In the early stages, Grandma Jiang: I won't separate from the family, I'd rather die than separate from the family! Later, Grandma Jiang: Jiang Zao, please separate from the family, I beg you. She just lost her magic power, not her martial arts. Provoke her? Even the big yellow dog watching the commotion at the gate will get a good spanking! The thieves: We've behaved, please let us go. The commune held a corn-husking competition, and Jiang Zao won with an absolute advantage of 3 mu of land! Young man A: Mom! I want to marry Jiang Zao! His mother: That's good, she can do better than livestock! His father: ... Let's separate the household before you marry her, I'm not living with you anymore, I don't want to get a good spanking from her. Young man, young man's mother: "..." - Everyone else has a cheat code, but she doesn't. That won't do, she's got the audacity to start messing with the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao, stunned by the lightning: ??? The Dao defies the Heavenly Gang!!!

35. 35 年 A Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Charming Village Girl Rises to Become the Young Madam of Beijing's Elite 年代军婚俏村花逆袭成京圈少夫人 As Fragrant as Jade香似玉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage, period setting, sweet and satisfying romance, family life, life with the army, cold male lead, spirited female lead] When the original owner was five, she grabbed a young boy’s hand and begged, “You have to come back and marry me.” At eighteen, after transmigrating, Guan Yiyi threw her arms around the soldier who had saved her and said, “Come on, give me a kiss!” When they meet again: “Who are you?” The genius girl was clearly smart, but she wanted to play dumb. The cunning, 1.4kReads8.4Score216Shelves

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    Military marriage, love after marriage, everyday life.

36. 36 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Little Foolish Army Wife Cheats Her Way to Success in the ’70s 军婚甜宠：小傻瓜军嫂在七零开挂 As Fragrant as Jade香似玉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted First married, then in love + Sweet military romance [Entirely fictional: Military marriage, historical setting, both chaste, satisfying story, devoted love, first married then in love] They say this seventeen-year-old girl is unbelievably stupid! And she has a crazy case of spring fever: every spring, she chases men all over the village! One day, a versatile, cool beauty wakes up in the body of Tian Yuzhu, a silly girl in the 1970s. Her family considers her a burden and dumps her on the Shi fam 3kReads9.1Score603Shelves
37. 37 前 My Ex-Husband Always Protects His Childhood Sweetheart. I Remarried After Being Reborn, and Now He's Panicking 前夫处处护青梅，重生改嫁他急了 Shiitake Leaf香菰叶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s, reborn and getting revenge, educated youth sent to the countryside, pocket dimension with a spirit spring, building wealth] In her previous life, Su Qingran came from an educated family. When faced with being sent away or sent to the countryside, she chose to marry beneath her station. She thought she had found a lifeline, but instead faced endless grievances and had to keep giving in. Her husband outsourced his filial duties to her, her mother-in-law was constantly causing trouble, and 24.7kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    The first book is okay because the protagonist, after learning the truth before rebirth, simply takes everything away. Even after rebirth, he repays everything he owes, no amount of moral blackmail or taking advantage will work. He stirs up trouble and then goes to the countryside. The male lead falls in love with the female lead at first sight, but they don't get together immediately; there's a process of pursuit and mutual affection. Both are decisive, hardworking, and intelligent, so there's not much of a jarring plot. The second book is about male chauvinism, but it's fine if the protagonist gives what's rightfully theirs, doesn't take advantage, or causes trouble. They'd better not show up in front of them, or they'll be the ones who lose face and money. The third book is about a crazy female lead whose revenge methods are unique—she even feeds him urine! The male lead is also crazy, making for a completely insane couple.

38. 38 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 36.1kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves
39. 39 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 43.5kReads9.0Score3.7kShelves
40. 40 改 Reforming My Good-for-Nothing Husband, Starting at Age 20 改造废物老公，从20岁开始养老 Teletubby Without an Antenna没有天线的天线宝宝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period story x making money x family and village life x a touch of ensemble cast x raising kids] Lin Hui has a dream. In it, she turns fifty after spending twenty-seven years as a widow, struggling to raise her children, only to develop cancer and die before she can enjoy life. When she wakes, she finds herself back in 1980, the year she just married Xu Dongsheng, the “lazy bum” of the surrounding villages. She grits her teeth. She absolutely cannot let her life follow the path in her dream. Fr 34.3kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    Looks great, it's like living a completely carefree life.

41. 41 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    Regarding books from the 70s and 80s, I just want to say that Xiao Yao's two books are absolutely trustworthy. One is completed, and the other is being serialized. Even two or three months after its completion, it still had 200,000 readers. You definitely won't regret getting hooked.

42. 42 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 23.9kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
43. 43 五 Fifties: I Take My Real Daughter and Adopted Daughter and Marry a Military Officer 五零：带着真千金养女改嫁军官 Azure Sky Wind天青色的风Modern Romance528k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + period setting + military marriage + real and fake heiresses + raising a child + face-slapping] Zhao Jing, an overworked office drone, faints and wakes up in the 1950s. Her in-laws are preparing to secretly tie her up and marry her off for a bride price, while a lecherous man tries to take advantage of her. With the living conditions unbearable, Zhao Jing quickly flees with her adopted daughter, only to discover that her supposedly fallen husband has not only become an official 16.7kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
44. 44 七 Widowed in the 1970s and Kicked Out? I'll Empty My In-Laws' Home and Raise the Kids 七零守寡被赶？搬空婆家养崽 Qingqing卿卿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Farming in the 1970s] [Raising Kids and Taming Her Husband] [Everyday Family Life] [Putting Jerks in Their Place] [Marriage First, Love Later] In her previous life, Lin Laidi gave birth to four daughters in a row. Her in-laws and sisters-in-law bullied her at every turn. Her sisters-in-law often said, “A woman without a son will be a lonely ghost after she dies. There won't even be anyone to smash the bowl at her funeral. Poor thing.” Her mother-in-law said, “Raising a daughter is worse than ra 122Reads6.5Score104Shelves

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    Books about rebirth in the 70s and 80s

45. 45 重 Reborn: One Month Before My Wife and Daughter Died 重生，回到老婆女儿死亡前一个月 Ink Sea at Nightfall更阑墨海Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Urban rebirth, an abusive husband mends his ways, doting on his wife, a portable space, farming, infrastructure, and a resource tycoon That night, Lu Yunting beat his wife and daughter until they were covered in blood, then threw them outside. Reborn and back in 1982, he finds himself reliving that very night. Lu Yunting lowers his fists. As he looks at his wife and daughter huddled in the corner, tears stream down his face. 85Reads8.5Score—Shelves
46. 46 睁 I Opened My Eyes: Back to the Day My Wife Caught a Terminal Disease 睁开眼：回到老婆感染绝症那一天 The Blacksmith Forges Iron铁匠打铁Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the City]+ [Period Setting]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Business and Money-Making]+ [Everyday Spoiling of His Wife]+ [Not Brain-Dead]+ [Slice of Life] In his past life, Jiang Xiaobai suspected his wife of being unfaithful after she contracted a terminal illness. His suspicions ultimately drove her to jump into a river with their daughter. After being reborn, Jiang Xiaobai returned to the day his wife contracted the illness. When he opened his eyes, he discovered she was already gone. Jiang Xiaob 4.4kReads8.5Score422Shelves
47. 47 八 The 1980s: The Plump, Fertile Wife Spoiled by the Fierce Village Bully 八零好孕肥妻，被凶悍村霸宠成宝 Zhouzhou Eats Steamed Buns粥粥吃馒头Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A fictional era, so don't nitpick the details. Pure romance, devoted couple, rebirth, everyday life, marriage before love. The male lead is genuinely crude and swears like a sailor. The female lead isn't a strong, independent heroine, but a hardworking, clumsy, chubby country girl. (If that's not your thing, don't read.) Ji Chunhua was reborn. At this point, she hadn't yet gone with her stepsister Ji Qin to the matchmaking fair, nor had Ji Qin humiliated and framed her, eventually shoving her in 16.2kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
48. 48 重 Reborn in 1988: The Prodigal Turns His Life Around and Becomes a Tycoon 重生1988：浪子回头当富豪 Jiang Sheng姜晟Urban519k WordsCompleted Historical era + a scumbag husband’s regret + entrepreneurship + heartwarming daily life + emotional angst (a realistic novel, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.) His wife dies suddenly at work, worn out from providing for their family of three. Their daughter refuses to forgive him even on her deathbed, and his old flame elopes with his wife’s funeral money. After an unexpected rebirth following a battle with liver cancer, Jiang Cheng decides that this time he’ll spoil his wife relentlessl 56Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 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 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves

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    Both books are good. The first one is a funny and entertaining read, while the second one seems cliché at first glance, but the overall background story is quite good.

50. 50 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Wants to Let Go 重生七零：知青想放手 Qu Linglong曲玲珑Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, No Space, No System, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] One scheme tied two people’s lives together. Reborn in the 1970s, Zhu Xiaomin is determined to scheme her way back. First, she’ll set free the other unlucky soul who’s just like her. Second, she’ll tear that scumbag apart. But things seem to be slipping out of her control. The unlucky one came rolling back on his own and won’t leave, no matter how much she tries to drive him away. Well then… she’ll keep him. “I’ll protect you thi 11kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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