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1. 1 6 The 1960s: From the Start, I Led the Village Through Famine to Feast on Meat 60年代：开局荒年，我带着全村吃肉 Niuniu Rides a Cow妞妞骑牛Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Transmigration + Hoarding Supplies + Lighthearted + No Harem] Li Youfu transmigrates into the body of a man with the same name in 1960, a year of famine, and sees the man's entire life. In his previous life, he was the apple of his family's eye, but he was blind to the truth and married a woman who drained him to support her younger brother. His entire family was bled dry and met a tragic end. As he lay dying, all he wanted was to make up for his regrets and 1.8kReads8.7Score330Shelves

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   Brothers and sisters, these are all period dramas set in courtyard houses. As for how they are, I personally think they're alright.

2. 2 四 Siheyuan: Helping Lou Xiao'e from the Start 四合院：开局援助娄晓娥 Spicy Hot-and-Sour Noodles, Extra Spicy酸辣粉佳辣Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrates into the world of the Siheyuan series as He Yuzhu and awakens a System. From the start, Xu Damao wants to make trouble for him? Then He Yuzhu will have to sit him down for a serious discussion about who Lou Xiao'e belongs to! Qin Huairu comes asking for a lunchbox? Please, he's no sucker. Why would he let himself become a free meal ticket for the Jia family? Emotional blackmail? Sorry, I play the double-standard game better than anyone! 8.7kReads8.4Score304Shelves
3. 3 四 Siheyuan: I Transmigrated Three Years Ago and Gained the Power of a Slap 四合院：穿越三年获得巴掌之力 Zhang Xuanyi张玄一Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted Fighting the courtyard beasts + System + siding with Xu Damao + no troublemaking After transmigrating to the capital in the 1950s, Jiang Fan realized he had ended up in a courtyard full of awful people. “Oh no! I've become one of the beasts!” Three years later, the System came online, and Jiang Fan began a life of stirring up trouble and turning everything upside down! 30kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves
4. 4 四 Siheyuan: I’m Banggeng’s Seventh Great-Uncle 四合院：我是棒梗的七舅姥爷 Winter Morning Sunshine冬天上午的阳光Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted In December 2023, Zhang Dabiao suddenly acquired a golden finger: a pocket dimension. He stole everything from his unscrupulous boss’s supermarket and warehouse, making preparations to transmigrate. After being hit by a car, he found himself in December 1959 as an injured officer. He was reassigned to the capital and given a house in Courtyard No. 95, where he discovered that Jia Dongxu was the son of his older female cousin Zhang Cuihua, making him Bang Geng’s great-uncle, seven times removed. 26kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
5. 5 这 What a Deal! My Rough-and-Ready Husband Knows How to Spoil Me After Our Marriage Swap 这波不亏！换嫁后糙汉老公很会宠 Slacking Off Is a State of Mind摆烂是一种心态Modern Romance360k WordsOngoing Sisters reborn + swapped marriages + rugged country man + contrasting fates + pure romance + 1v1 No System! No golden finger! After being reborn, the younger sister cried and pleaded to marry Chen Ping, Tian Wanhua's husband in her previous life, convinced she'd enjoy the good life in the city. Her older sister, Tian Wanhua, smiled and let her have him. "Fine. I'll go to the countryside." Everyone in the village said Lu Chengshan was a poor bachelor who herded cattle. His three big-tiled houses 51Reads—Score116Shelves

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   I'm here to recommend a reborn-in-the-era novel without any special abilities, systems, or cheat codes. It's about sisters swapping marriages, and the female lead has to go to the countryside to live right after her rebirth. It's not the kind of fast-paced, action-packed story where you jump right in and start slapping and tearing each other apart. The pacing is slower, and the relationship between the male and female leads is very stable. The current downside is that the male lead is constantly busy—herding cattle, working in the fields to earn work points, or doing technical work. He's always exhausted and has very little time to spend with the female lead. 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

6. 6 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... 12.5kReads9.0Score855Shelves

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   Both female protagonists are very independent and strong. The first female protagonist is so good at talking, she's really good at arguing, she can even bring the dead back to life with her words 🤭 The second female protagonist has a system, she lets the system select husbands for her, which is hilarious. The only regret is the male protagonist's brother, but everyone else is great.

7. 7 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 137.1kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
8. 8 穿 Transmigrated as the Wicked Birth Mother in a Step-Mom Story Set in the Past 穿成年代后妈文里的恶毒亲妈 Xu and Xu Qi絮与絮七Modern Romance418k WordsCompleted [1970s + space + military marriage + rugged man + adorable kids] Lin Zhi stayed up late one night, and when she woke up, she found herself transmigrated into the role of a wicked mother in a novel set in a bygone era. The heroine shines in the spring breeze of reform and opening up, while Lin Zhi rots away on the road of life. Forced to take over this mess, Lin Zhi grits her teeth. She can't stand another day of this awful life. But when she looks at the two children, all skin and bones, their e 8.5kReads8.6Score592Shelves

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   The first book had a female lead with a special ability, and the male lead was a soldier. The moment the male lead returned, he knew the female lead wasn't the real person. As for how he investigated, haha, you'll have to read it yourself 🤭 The second book didn't have any special abilities in the female lead's eyes, but it was incredibly good. I don't remember much of the plot.

9. 9 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 81.2kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
10. 10 穿 Transmigrated into a Seventies-Era Trouble-Making Sister-in-Law, She Stirs Up Trouble and Makes Money 穿成七零极品小姑子，她搞事搞钱 Crystal Breeze风来水晶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + socially fearless female lead + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + building wealth + turning her life around + one-on-one romance, both leads have no prior relationships] Extra, extra! The military compound in the capital is in an uproar. Word is that the eldest young master of the Fu family, a top soldier, has been won over by a country girl... Su Xiaoman worked all night and died from overwork. Then she transmigrated to the 1970s, a time of food and clothing shortag 52kReads8.7Score3.4kShelves

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    With a special advantage, the female lead is quick-witted, eloquent, and has high emotional intelligence, leading the entire village to prosperity.

11. 11 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2kShelves
12. 12 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist in this novel doesn't need any special abilities; she's incredibly powerful on her own. She's super strong in combat and an absolute shrewd businesswoman—the most money-making female protagonist I've ever read. And not only does she make money herself, she also helps those around her to do the same. That really resonates with me; having a friend like that in real life would be pure bliss! 🥰🥰

13. 13 大 The Young Lady Enjoys a Leisurely Life in the 1970s 大小姐穿七零悠闲过日子 If Summer Were to Pass若是夏天过去Modern Romance775k WordsOngoing [Period drama + transmigration into a book + pocket dimension + slice of life + a handful of troublesome characters] Wen Zhining gets a pocket dimension and thinks the apocalypse is coming, so she immediately starts stockpiling supplies. But then her plane crashes. When she opens her eyes, she’s in the 1970s, an orphan with both parents dead. She assumes she has transmigrated to a parallel world. Later, she learns that her aunt’s neighbor is a stepmother with three stepsons. That’s when she real 3.9kReads8.5Score164Shelves

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    The young lady transmigrates to the 1970s. Her parents die at the start. She has no difficult relatives. She becomes a teacher through her own efforts. The female lead's personality doesn't change drastically; it's all gradual. She's a sophisticated and self-serving woman. The male lead appears relatively late in the story.

14. 14 亲 After My Biological Brother Was Reborn, the Real Heiress Returned 亲哥重生后，真千金回归了 Zheng Baiye郑白叶Modern Romance274k WordsCompleted Lin Yanhui is miserable. Her paternal grandparents favor boys over girls, her father is taciturn, and her mother has a sharp tongue and a sharper heart. And now her name is Huang Zhaodi. In the middle of her chaotic life, she never imagined that one day a group of people would show up at her home and tell her she was their biological daughter! Lin Yanhui: !!! - It wasn’t until three days before Lin Rui died in the line of duty that he learned his family had raised someone else’s child. When they 36.4kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves

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    These historical fiction novels are quite good; the content is rather novel, and they are all currently being serialized.

15. 15 军 Military Marriage: I Mistakenly Stole an Era Girl's Life 军婚：误抢年代妹子的人生 I'm Not A-Ben仆非阿笨Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [A light ensemble cast, men and women serving in the military, female lead is also an armor designer] [From soldiers in hiding to female officers and engineers, the heroines are all creating more opportunities for women] Armor engineer Song Qingqing accidentally steals a country girl’s chance to be reborn. While maintaining her persona and following the original owner's subtle guidance, she keeps studying on her own and gets others to study with her. After enlisting, Song Qingqing loses touch wi 864Reads8.1Score110Shelves
16. 16 七 After Switching Spouses in the 1970s, I Snatch Opportunities Through Dreams 七零换亲后，我靠入梦抢机缘 Have a Bite of Cat to Calm My Nerves吃口猫压压惊Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhiyue married Pei Huaizheng, a cavalry battalion commander who, according to a “spoiler” in her reborn stepsister’s dream, would fall off a cliff and die in three months. She had it all planned out: make it through the next three months, collect the compensation, become a martyr’s widow, and live a peaceful life. So she served him hot meals and warm soup every day, treated him wonderfully, and repeatedly thwarted attempts on his life with her ability to foresee danger through dreams. But 188Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 红 No. 66 Hongyan Alley 红延胡同六六号院 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period setting + ordinary people + native male and female leads + transmigrated female lead as the second heroine, with no golden finger + a touch of ensemble cast + no relocation to the countryside, no poverty relief, no subsidizing others + no military marriage, no rough-and-tumble hero + 1v1] Excerpt One: “Damn it!” Xu Hongmian cursed, tightening her grip on the corn bun. It was one thing for Xu Junqing to eat at the school cafeteria, but Xu Hongqiao wasn’t coming home either? That girl had 3.5kReads8.4Score349Shelves
18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated into a Period Novel, and I'm Not Following the Plot 穿进年代文我不走剧情 Mango Jam Jam芒果酱酱Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Shuyu may be the most unfortunate transmigrator ever. She’d just won the lottery and hadn’t even had a chance to collect her winnings when she kicked the bucket from excitement. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she’d transmigrated into a book. There was no suspense: the body she’d transmigrated into was, of course, that of the vicious female antagonist. The heroine, Shen Xue, was her cousin. Beautiful and kindhearted, hardworking and capable, she was the village’s most admired young 124.2kReads8.4Score12.8kShelves

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    The third book is especially good.

19. 19 穿 After I Transmigrated Into a Book, I Clung to the Male Supporting Character 穿书后我抱上了男配大腿 Gulu Ni咕噜昵Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted When Song Yingwan wakes up, she finds herself in the 1970s. Looking at a face in the mirror that resembles hers by seventy or eighty percent, it takes her a while to accept the truth. She looks at her loving parents and lively, clever younger brother and thinks life here seems pretty good. But after only a few days of enjoying it, she has no choice but to pack up and head to the countryside. Fine, then. She can go to the countryside! The college entrance exams will be reinstated in a few years a 9.5kReads8.7Score739Shelves

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    A period drama with sound values, not focused on money-making schemes, where the romance between the male and female leads develops gradually; a good read.

20. 20 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 136.6kReads9.1Score16.2kShelves

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    The "golden finger" is a kind of spatial ability, but it's not used much. After the female lead joins the army, she enters a cultural troupe and becomes a screenwriter teacher. So far, the golden finger seems to be only somewhat useful during the early stages when she goes to the countryside.

21. 21 六 The Sixies’ Worst Old Lady: You, You, and You, Get Down on Your Knees! 六零极品老太：你你还有你跪下！ Xia Chen夏沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Golden Finger + Everyday Life] Young Qihong Dou wakes up in the 1960s in the body of a troublesome old woman. She has a huge brood of descendants and endless family drama, and every morning she opens her eyes wondering why she still hasn't died. After becoming the awful Old Madam Zhao, Qihong Dou fails to die and has no choice but to accept her fate and start fighting to survive. Fortunately, Heaven hasn't treated her too badly: it gave her a golden finger. A t 25.1kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    The main story is finished, but the epilogue is still being updated. This is the first time I've read a historical romance novel where the female protagonist transmigrates into the body of an old woman. She's a 60-year-old woman who has given birth to nine children and leads everyone to a better and more prosperous life. She has a cheat ability (or "golden finger"), but I don't think it's a major factor. There aren't any outrageous scenes like going to the black market; she just uses her cheat ability to change her current life. Her food and clothing are slightly better than before, when she was struggling financially and making do with mending. By the end of this story, all the plot holes from the beginning were filled in. The plot is smooth, each character is distinct, and there aren't any particularly absurd or ridiculous events.

22. 22 重 Reborn in 1979: Escape to Hong Kong 重生79：从逃港开始 Fa Zhou法舟Urban805k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + period setting + System + Hong Kong Island + everyday life + behind the scenes + ruthless decisiveness] Fang Yufan realizes that he has taken over the body of someone who was reborn. He looks at the crowds of people crouching in the grass, ready to climb over the barbed-wire fence and flee to Hong Kong. In an instant, memories of the miserable life the original owner faced after fleeing to Hong Kong flood his mind. His body even shudders. “Damn, I’d have to be crazy to go.” Just as he 13.4kReads8.1Score828Shelves

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    They've all been reborn; having a system is all that matters.

23. 23 七 Everyday Life on the Margins of a 1970s Novel 七零小说边缘人的日常生活 Yu Yi Yu Yi余意喻意Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Fictional period setting + transmigrate into a book + no golden finger + works in the city, doesn’t go to the countryside] Though Lin Yingxian works hard to get by, she knows how to be content. After learning that she’s become a minor character in a novel, she continues to live her life in this 1970s setting as usual, barely fazed. But when news comes that housing is being allocated, her life begins to change… Reader’s guide: The story focuses mostly on everyday family life. Neither the male no 28.3kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
24. 24 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 15.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
25. 25 惊 Shock! The Cannon Fodder Dares to Sleep Beside a Tiger 惊！炮灰她敢与虎共眠 The Full Moon Family满月一家Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete! Period Drama + Healing Each Other + Sweet and Satisfying + No Self-Sacrifice or Handouts + The Male Lead Really Raises Tigers] After being plagued by nightmares, Ning Xia transmigrated into a book. Unfortunately, she wasn’t the heroine, just a “white moonlight” cannon-fodder character who starved to death on the way to the countryside. Looking at the relatives who had schemed against her, she decided that if she was going to the countryside, they could at least pay her back for everyt 4.9kReads9.0Score504Shelves
26. 26 开 From the Start in 1938, My Pocket Dimension Can Keep Me Alive 开局1938，我的空间能续命 Ou Jiu偶就Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Medical student Fu Wen wakes up in 1938 Henan with a lifesaving pocket dimension! Floodwaters are on the way, and the land is strewn with corpses. With no hope of surviving on her own, she has no choice but to cling to the local “kingpin,” Li Baisheng, a young master who seems like a spoiled playboy but is actually ruthless and clever. In a world thrown into chaos, she provides the medicine and he does the heavy lifting. From finding each other unbearable to relying on each other for survival, t 13.7kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves

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    The Goldfinger only has one storage space, but it looks quite nice.

27. 27 快 Quick Transmigration: Living for Myself in a Period Novel 快穿之在年代文里做自己 Love Rainy Days Most最爱下雨天Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted (A few things to know: 1. Some stories have romance, and some don’t. 2. In some worlds, she visits the black market, and her golden finger keeps getting more powerful. 3. In some worlds, she serves her country and turns herself in. 4. The heroine is an ordinary person who grows over time and has principles. This isn’t a power fantasy about an unstoppable female lead mowing everyone down.) Synopsis: Ye Xiaoxiao is a struggling web-novel author. She’s either reading novels or on her way to writin 16.5kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
28. 28 夫 My Husband and I Transmigrated to the 1960s, and My Mother-in-Law Is Reborn 夫妻同穿六零，我婆婆是重生的 Yi Jia Er Shi Yi易加二十一Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, everyday family life, both spouses transmigrate, mother-in-law reborn, golden finger, cozy romance] The married couple Shen Sui and Wen Nanzhou died. The good news: They had connections in the underworld, and could get special treatment. The bad news: The special treatment sent them to 1969. They became the newlywed younger son and daughter-in-law of the Wen family. They had older brothers and sisters-in-law above them, and a whole crowd of nieces and nephews below, all crammed i 24.4kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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    Good period novels

29. 29 七 Military Wife in the 1970s: Island Life Is the Sweetest 七零随军：海岛日常美滋滋 Mingyue Yan明月滟Modern Romance793k WordsCompleted The new novel, The Scholar and the Joyful Life in the Mountains, is now underway. It's a historical farming story, so head to the author's page to read it~ . [Cozy daily life, family and neighborhood affairs, simple and peaceful ☞ beachcombing + food, mainly Cantonese cuisine + farming + adorable kids. Includes educational tidbits and lots of pictures. Complete.] [Content warnings: This is not a power fantasy, and the heroine isn't strong ☞ no transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger, no fac 630Reads8.8Score—Shelves
30. 30 重 Back to 1949: The Whole Changbai Mountain Is My Hunting Ground 重回1949长白山都是我的猎场 I'm Eighteen This Year老夫年十八Urban3.4M WordsOngoing (No System, no pocket dimension, hunting + major events of the era) Xie Yicheng is reborn in early 1949, in a village in the Changbai Mountains of Andong Province, Northeast China, just after liberation. In an era of scarce supplies and a country waiting to be rebuilt, where the mountains are rich in treasures yet fraught with danger, the entire Changbai range becomes his family’s hunting ground. Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, bears, roe deer, and martens; deer, sheep, musk deer, badgers, fo 20.7kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Both books are relatively bland, and the plot twists are not particularly impressive.

31. 31 重 Reborn in 1985 重生在一九八五 Northern Geese in Flight北雁飞舞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Wu Tianyu never imagined that he could be reborn too. He had read countless rebirth novels and dreamed of getting a second life himself. Now it had really happened, and he was back in the 1980s, in the early days of China's reform and opening up. 18kReads9.1Score1kShelves
32. 32 四 Siheyuan: A Cheat-Fueled Life in a Fiery Era After Transmigrating 四合院：穿越火热年代的开挂人生 Huang Quan, Who Loves Spicy Vegetarian Beef爱吃香辣素牛肉的黄筌Male-Channel Fanfiction523k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + fighting the courtyard scoundrels + light System elements + feel-good story + chief designer of the Nantianmen project (the story still needs to make sense. The Nantianmen project can't get underway right from the start. If you expect everything to happen all at once, don't click in; consider yourself warned) + using technology to change the nation's destiny] In 1958, Zhang Jianhua transmigrates and awakens to the mysteries of his time in the womb, discovering that he is in the 5.1kReads8.2Score183Shelves

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    Set against the backdrop of a traditional courtyard house, this period drama tells the story of a protagonist who studies diligently, conducts scientific research, and leads the country's development. He is currently the chief designer of the "South Heavenly Gate Project."

33. 33 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book and Become a Drama Queen and Man-Eater in the Seventies 穿书七零成了作精女海王 Yu Yan俞颜Modern Romance3.1M WordsCompleted [Educated youth + sent to the countryside + period setting + System + pocket dimension + spoiled troublemaker + self-interest] It's the 1970s, and from the start, her whole family is forcing her to go to the countryside? Why should she be the one to lose out? She put her older sister's, younger brother's, and younger sister's names on the list, too. A family should all stick together. Her rich, handsome almost-boyfriend goes to the countryside with her to take care of her, but on the train, he 8kReads7.9Score677Shelves

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    The female lead isn't perfect; she can be cunning and sly, and she holds grudges. She's not love-obsessed and always remembers to have a backup plan. She's very clear-headed and successfully saves herself when she's isolated and helpless, instead of pinning her hopes on a fleeting romance. 👍

34. 34 你 You’re Marrying a City Girl? Fine, I’ll Marry the Commander of the Military District 你娶城里姑娘？行，我嫁军区首长 Qiaoqiao Reads Without Her Brain看书不带脑子的乔乔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Originally titled: “Divorced in the Sixties Without a Worry, My Ex-Husband Plays Matchmaker for Me” Career arc: From child bride to female military doctor [The Sixties + remarriage + joining the army + devoted husband + medical skills + cozy everyday life + no needless angst] Zhu Linlang woke up one day to find she had landed in the 1960s. The good news: the world was at peace, and she still had all her arms and legs. The bad news: her husband, who had just been promoted, wanted a divorce. Her b 16.5kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist, a soldier, is promoted and then divorced upon returning home. She then marries a regimental commander in the military.

35. 35 重 Reborn in 1960 with a Pocket Dimension 重生60带空间 Young Master Lin Jiaquan林家權少Urban5.5M WordsOngoing After saving someone, Lin Hao unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s and is reborn in the body of a martyr's orphan with the same name and gender. Fortunately, a pocket dimension comes with him as a golden finger. Follow Lin Hao as he enjoys a carefree life during the three years of natural disasters. As he explores the pocket dimension, he gradually unlocks many of its functions, learns martial arts and traditional Chinese medicine, hunts, and enjoys life freely. 175.9kReads8.8Score15.6kShelves
36. 36 年 Period: The Easygoing Days 年代：悠闲的日子 April, Spring's Finest Month春的四月天Male-Channel Fanfiction3.1M WordsCompleted (Not brainless, not overpowered, no System, has a pocket dimension, one female lead, gentler in tone. Read with caution if that isn't your thing.) Due to a laboratory accident in the future, Liu Youqing unexpectedly arrives in 1959. The bad news: he has just one bowl from the start, and his circumstances rival those of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty. The good news: he has more than one bowl! 46.1kReads7.2Score3.9kShelves
37. 37 年 1960: Transmigrating to Nanluoguxiang 年代1960：穿越南锣鼓巷， Just Got Nothing Better to Do就是闲的Urban4.1M WordsCompleted New novel: Reborn in 1980: The Life I’ve Always Dreamed Of Also known as Li Laifu’s Happy Life in 1960s China. (No angst, comedy, farming, and everyday family life.) A short drama, comedy animations, and AI short dramas are now available. 201.2kReads9.4Score13.5kShelves
38. 38 七 The 1970s: Reborn into a Flash Marriage with a Third-Generation Soldier, the Whole Family Dotes on Me 七零：重生闪婚军三代全家当心肝 Grass Wind Chime草风铃Modern Romance577k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + stepmother + raising children + devoted husband + family doting + golden finger shopping mall] Yu Jinning, from the 21st century, was kicked by the King of Hell into the 1970s. Anyone who tried to hurt her got a beating. She lived exactly as she pleased. Her second uncle’s family wanted her job and planned to marry her off to a fool. So she cut ties with them and sent the whole family off to quarry stone. As for men, this one was handsome, and they were chil 756Reads8.9Score105Shelves

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    "These period dramas have tight plots and are rich in emotion; I highly recommend them to readers who enjoy this genre!" [Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

39. 39 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 23.6kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    There are funny and heartwarming moments, as well as moments that will bring tears to your eyes. This is a gem among period dramas.

40. 40 1 1973: He Changed the Nation 1973，国家因他而改变 Wind from Hexi河西的风Urban1.7M WordsOngoing Yonghang is descended from the Red Fifth Army. At the age of five, he traveled alone by train out of the Hexi Corridor. His masters included a Daoist, a Buddhist monk, and the chief instructor of a special forces unit. This is an era of reform, an era of expanding trade, technology, and science... His fourth master handed over Cao Cao's Imperial Guards to him. Yonghang took the First Emperor's Dragon Guards and Palace Guards for his own... This is an unbelievable era where dreams and reality, vi 2.3kReads8.2Score129Shelves

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    One is a book by an established author, light and humorous. The second one gets a bit fantastical towards the end.

41. 41 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: Marrying an Officer 穿越七零：嫁军官 Little River Flows to the Ocean小河奔流海洋Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Pocket dimension, sweet romance, supernatural powers, military marriage, beloved by all, adorable baby, raising kids, top-tier scoundrels Ye Wanyi transmigrates from the apocalypse, possessing wood and space abilities. Chu Yuechen is an officer in the 1970s, and she's the only one who ever captures his heart. Ye Wanyi: How lucky I am to have met you. From now on, we'll share every joy in life. Chu Yuechen: How lucky I am to have met you. It was love at first sight, and from now on, all I see is 8.1kReads8.1Score645Shelves

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    A new historical novel featuring a female protagonist who transmigrates to a post-apocalyptic world, possesses spatial abilities, supernatural powers, and spirit pets.

42. 42 读 The Mind-Reading, Sweet and Sultry Wife Makes the Abstinent Officer Blush 读心纯欲娇妻，禁欲军官面红耳赤 Ninefold River Snow九重江雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Originally titled Mind-Reading, Pure and Passionate Wife: The Chaste Officer Blushes] [Multiple People Can Read Minds] [Military Marriage] [Bratty Heroine] [Disabled Powerhouse] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Dotting Romance] [Feel-Good Story] [Sweet Romance] [Medical Skills] [Beloved by the Nation] Su Lingyu had been spoiled rotten and lived in luxury since childhood. When the System brought her to the food- and clothing-scarce 1980s, she became the villainous ex-wife of Huo Yan, the male lea 9.6kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
43. 43 科 A Leading Scientist Makes Waves in the 1970s 科研大佬在七零开挂 Sometimes the South Wind南风有时Modern Romance562k WordsCompleted [Satisfying Military Marriage + Pocket Dimension + Beloved by the Whole Family + Interstellar Powerhouse] A leading researcher in materials science, chemistry, and biology from the thirtieth century unexpectedly arrives in the resource-scarce 1970s. From the start, her husband is so cold to her that she can't stand it. Less than six months after their wedding, she takes advantage of his deployment to return to her parents' home. After an argument with someone on the train, she wakes up as a powe 2.4kReads8.8Score177Shelves
44. 44 梦 Dreaming of My Past Life: I Bring My Space and Dote on the War God 梦回前世，带着空间宠兵王 Five Little Cats五只小猫Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted For the past month, Shen Zhiyao has been having the same dream on and off. She dreams of her past life, in an era when people barely had enough to eat or wear. Sent to work in a small village, she was caught in a sudden rainstorm that triggered a mudslide. Too weak to escape, she was swept into the mud. Just as she thought she was certain to die, a man in a green military uniform rescued her. The soldier was struck in the leg by a tree trunk and never stood again. He remained unmarried for the r 9.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
45. 45 七 The New Beauty in the 1970s Compound Is a Mafia Heiress 七零大院新来的小美人是黑道千金 Zong Xi宗汐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + both pure and devoted + an upgradeable pocket dimension + a stepmother taming unruly kids] Sang Shuyao, the daughter of a crime boss, transmigrates into a book and becomes a foolish, autistic girl in the 1970s. From the start, her stepsister wants to swap fiancés. Fine! If you like that scumbag so much, take him! On the night of the switch, Sang Shuyao clears out her scumbag father's fortune, then leisurely heads to the Lu family. In the book, Lu 6.8kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Legitimate Daughter Is a Super Mom 穿七零，嫡女当妈超会养 Green Fish, Green Fish青鱼青鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ancient Times to Modern Day + Military Marriage + Period Setting + Island + Grasslands + Mutual Devotion] After taking revenge for her mother, Song Shuqian, the legitimate daughter of a general’s household, arrives in 1968 and becomes the daughter of a capitalist family. She thought she could enjoy life without a care, since her family was wealthy and she was an only child. But in 1968, being a capitalist’s daughter meant danger. To escape her predicament, she impulsively marries Wei Jianguo, a 20.6kReads9.2Score2kShelves
47. 47 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 20.2kReads9.4Score3kShelves
48. 48 军 On Our Wedding Night, the Frail Beauty Is Pressed Against the Wall and Kissed by the Officer 军婚夜，病弱美人被军爷按墙诱吻 Zong Xi宗汐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + both leads' hearts belong to each other + marriage first, love later + scientific research + weapons arsenal + pocket dimension + face-slapping + everyone's darling] Li Xin died from overwork after staying up all night researching new weapons, only to transmigrate into a book. She landed right on her wedding night. When she opened her eyes, she saw her long-legged, slim-waisted officer husband, and his broad shoulders immediately stole her heart. But the husband she'd just a 6kReads8.9Score584Shelves
49. 49 科 A Research Beauty in the Seventies, Keeping the Young Officer Busy Washing Bedsheets Night After Night 科研美人穿七零，军少夜夜洗床单 Lantern Festival Dumplings元夕圆宵Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Military romance + period setting + powerful leads + face-slapping + one-on-one romance) Her parents have barely passed away when her awful relatives come to feast on the family fortune. Her scummy grandmother, second uncle, and aunts pressure her to hand over every family asset so her second uncle can inherit it. Just then, the System binds to Ji Xia: The universe is resetting, and the world will restart in thirty days. If Ji Xia performs exceptionally, the System will reward her with an unexp 2.6kReads8.8Score381Shelves
50. 50 七 The 1970s: The Sweet Young Military Wife Clears Out Her Enemy's Wealth to Raise Her Child 七零：娇娇军嫂搬空仇人钱财养崽 Talking Rabbits Is No Ordinary Thing谈兔不凡Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + space + stockpiling supplies + heiress from a capitalist family + doted on by her family + face-slapping the scumbags + clearing out the house + joining her husband at his post + medical skills + raising kids + marriage first, love later] Tang Wan, who comes from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and loves business so much she opened a shopping mall, never imagined she could choke to death while drinking water. Fortunately, she had the foresight to stock 24.4kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves

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