Any Slow-Burn Stories Set in a Bygone Era? 有没有那种细水长流的年代文

1. 1 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 20.7kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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   We highly recommend this book. The male and female protagonists are emotionally dedicated and get along harmoniously with each other, and the plot is smooth. As soon as I read the first few sentences, I felt like I was being held tightly by an invisible hand, and I couldn't wait to know the content behind it. Just like a hungry person seeing delicious food, he couldn't bear to move his eyes away, and he kept thinking about what was written behind it.

2. 2 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 22.2kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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   1. The pattern of traditional period literature, in which you go to the black market, take the college entrance examination, and marry an officer without passing through the books, is a long-running story. The writing is very good, there is nothing ridiculous about it, the best ones are just cute little ones and old cute ones. The heroine and her mother-in-law's wisdom on marriage and life is worth learning. 2. Warm and sweet, mutual love is super sweet! Ordinary and beautiful daily life essays. The heroine does not have the heart of a holy mother, her life is ordinary, she lives the life she wants to live, there are not so many best things, her relatives are all very good, and she feels comfortable physically and mentally.

3. 3 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 15.9kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
4. 4 捐 I Donated Billions in Assets, Then Transmigrated to the Famine Era! 捐了亿万资产后，穿饥荒年代！ Smiling Beauty笑美人Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The 1960s + blended family + both leads’ first relationship + raising kids + copy space + outspoken heroine + everyday life] [The short drama is now streaming. Search for “A Heart Like Fine Brocade.”] In her previous life, Qiao Yu had cancer and never married. She made a fortune using her special space to buy cosmetics overseas for clients. After dying young, she finds herself in the difficult 1960s. The bad news: her late husband left behind two children, and her current husband has adopted th 10.2kReads9.0Score839Shelves

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   The first modern time travel and rebirth novel, the heroine has a long-term talk and does not want to be wronged by her own three views. She is reorganizing family friendship and leading the family to become well-off. The true meaning of life is interspersed with delicious food, rice, oil and salt. The second time-traveling parents' love story has a different beginning, different thoughts and ideals, a collision of new era thoughts on parental love and the human society of a special era. The third and fourth books are about parents with shortcomings, ideas and goals, and living a good life is better than living a lifetime. They are all Siha's beautiful military plot stories.

5. 5 父 Parents' Love: A Transmigrated Couple's Life 父母爱情：怨偶的穿越生活 Qing'e青娥Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage, Dual Transmigration, Mutual Healing, Obsessive Male Lead, No Golden Finger, Somewhat Realistic, Laid-Back Female Lead, Not a Strong Female Lead] Chun Jiao woke up to find herself in a military-marriage period novel. But she hadn't transmigrated as the heroine, the capitalist heiress An Jie, or even An Xin, the heroine's gentle older sister. Instead, she'd become a character with no connection to them whatsoever: An Chun Jiao, the half-sister of the softhearted An Jie! Abandon 1.8kReads8.2Score107Shelves
6. 6 随 Jilted While Serving with the Army, I Have Twins After Marrying My Commander 随军被退婚，嫁他首长后我双胎了 Dried Tofu and Sweet Potato Noodles豆干苕皮Modern Romance639k WordsCompleted [Period drama] [Military marriage] [Island life] [Devoted couple] [Domestic life] [Pocket dimension] After a car accident, Sang Yu transmigrated to the 1960s. The original owner had set out to find her childhood betrothed on an island, but was killed by human traffickers along the way. Sang Yu escaped from the traffickers and made it to the military base, only to receive a shocking welcome as soon as she arrived. The man she was engaged to through their childhood betrothal already had another 4.5kReads8.3Score403Shelves
7. 7 闪 A Flash Marriage in the 1970s, and She Becomes the Compound's Sensation 闪婚七零，她风靡家属院 Bai Yuyuyuyu白鱼鱼鱼鱼Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted Wang Mingyue wakes up in the 1970s in a family that treats its daughter like a pack animal, then nearly drowns after a scumbag man causes her downfall. To escape her shrewish mother, hypocritical father, and ungrateful brothers, Wang Mingyue quickly marries a soldier and follows him to the far reaches of the northwest. The northwest is bitterly cold, and fresh green vegetables are nearly impossible to find in winter. Using what she knows from modern times, Mingyue starts growing vegetables indoo 942Reads8.2Score102Shelves
8. 8 首 Commander, Your Wife Has Come Looking for You with the Kids 首长，你媳妇带着孩子找来了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + 1950s + daily life + raising children] Su Zhaozhao stayed up all night finishing a period novel. When she woke up, she’d been tossed into the book’s world as the male lead’s early-deceased ex-wife, a character who wasn’t even given a name and was barely mentioned. He thought she was gone, and she thought he was dead. The ex-wife struggled to survive with her two children until exhaustion took her life. Then Su Zhaozhao landed in her place… In this era of shortages, Su 38.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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   Both of these books can be regarded as rebirth novels. The author of the first one is very sophisticated and specializes in researching information. It is especially realistic. Because it is a soul passage, it is a little golden finger. The male protagonist and female character are both very good, smart and calm, and their relationship develops smoothly. The couple discusses everything and firmly believes in each other [top post]. The second one has a little bit of a cool novel. The female protagonist relies more on herself, but the emotional development is also very natural, you can take a look. Children in both books are well educated and worth reading!

9. 9 九 Sweet Wife, Cleverly Running the Household in the 1990s 九零之甜妻巧当家 Xi Fan西凡Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, rich heiress Liang Qian fell for the wrong man. He stole her factory, and she died on the day of their engagement. The bad news was, she was dead. The good news was, she was reborn in the body of a village woman from the same era. Pregnant, penniless, and surrounded by awful relatives. Then she would take on both sides. What was there to fear? She dumped her bloodsucking parents, took control of her husband’s vicious relatives, doted on her adorable twins, helped her brilliant litt 229Reads8.7Score—Shelves
10. 10 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 25.9kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    There are no top-notch period novels, and there is no golden finger. The heroine is the only daughter in the family, and her family prefers the heroine. The heroine herself is very strong, has excellent scientific research results, has a good love and career, and the male protagonist has a strong family background.

11. 11 八 A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常 North to South由北向南Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband 70.8kReads9.3Score6kShelves

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    Professor Lu really loves his wife. He is a super love brain.

12. 12 女 The Female Lead's Golden Finger? Nonsense, It's All Mine 女主的金手指？瞎说，都是我的 Seven Days of Good News七天有喜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Farming + Educated Youth Sent to the Countryside + Personal Space + Face-Slapping + Strong Female Lead + Building Wealth + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance] After struggling for half a year in the apocalypse, Chu Moran died in despair. She never expected to transmigrate into a period novel as a short-lived cannon-fodder character who shared her name. Not only did the personal space she awakened in her previous life come with her, she also secretly got bound to the heroi 12.7kReads8.0Score1.3kShelves
13. 13 大 大佬的恶毒前妻觉醒后，被宠上天 One More Billion Bites, Please再吃亿口叭Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1970s + sweet romance + slow-paced devotion as she raises her husband and children + face-slapping the scumbag and his mistress + blackening the original heroine + pure satisfaction!] (The rating has only just come in, so it may be a little low at first. It’ll rise later. Updates are steady, so feel free to dive in.) [Top graduate and class monitor of the Men’s Virtue Program vs. a bright, bold little firecracker who’s spoiled rotten and proud of it] Only after Zhu Mingyue died di 11.7kReads8.0Score929Shelves
14. 14 嫁 Marrying a Disabled Soldier: The Gorgeous Beauty Charms and Coaxes Him 嫁军婚残夫，娇艳美人撩他诱哄他 Clouds Upon Clouds一朵朵云Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Military marriage + marriage first, love later + doted on by everyone + no golden finger, your mindset determines your fate] [A cast story starring a great beauty who gets a villainess role without realizing it] In 1974, Yu Wan transmigrates into the body of an undocumented drifter, then uses her beauty to become the Qiao family’s stepdaughter. With a new identity, Yu Wan is overjoyed. The Qiao family members each have their own agendas, but they know the truth and keep quiet. Not long after Yu 37.9kReads9.1Score5.1kShelves

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    If you like to see the heroine's exquisite egoism, you can watch it. Three brains online. The first book, the second book, a group drama, everyone is self-interested

15. 15 七 The 1970s: The Lucky Fake Heiress and Her Hopelessly Romantic Husband 七零：好命假千金和恋爱脑丈夫 Cai Mingming菜明明Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Period Setting + Real and Fake Heiresses + Sweet Romance + Self-Interested Ensemble Cast + Family Life] Gu Shuyao is an oblivious little schemer who has known how to charm people since childhood, winning the affection of her biased parents. A fortune-teller once said she was destined for a good life, and sure enough, she grew up pampered and privileged. Then she suddenly learns she isn’t the family’s biological daughter. When the real heiress returns, she resents how much their parents dote on 3kReads6.7Score263Shelves
16. 16 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s: The Scheming Green Tea Girl Charms the Cold Military Officer 穿越七零：心机绿茶撩翻高冷军官 Melancholy Cantaloupe忧伤的哈密瓜Modern Romance508k WordsOngoing [Fair-skinned, beautiful, scheming green-tea girl VS noble young master from a distinguished family] Xi An Yi transmigrates into the 1970s as a pitiful young girl, adopted by the Shi family. Spoiled, lazy, and devious, Xi An Yi can’t stand the slightest hardship. All she wants is a carefree life of luxury. With her high standards, she sets her sights on Shi Yan, the Shi family’s eldest son: a noble, bright young man with a promising future. She secretly begins to pursue him, but this ice-cold ma 130Reads6.6Score—Shelves
17. 17 七 The 1970s: Kicked Out of the Family, I Was Taken Home by a Cold-Faced Military Officer 七零：被赶出家门冷面军官抱回家 Chestnut V栗子VModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet and delicate heroine + rugged military officer] (fictional military marriage + moving to the army base with a child + stand-in bride + stepmother + devoted couple) Chu Yue, a genius medical student, works herself to death during an overnight shift in the emergency department. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to the 1970s and into a blended family. Her birth father is a spineless coward, her stepmother is shrewd, her stepsister stole her university admission, and even her you 17.4kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    🎈 "Chief! Your wife has brought her son to join the army! "In special times, the tenacity of military wives is intertwined with the perseverance of love. The heroine takes her son on the road to join the army. Along the way, the family members are short-term, but they also have a deep affection for each other. There is no ruthless robbery, only the company of a steady flow of water. In the wave of the times, the warmth and growth of the small family are written. Let's immerse ourselves in this simple romance together. 🎈"Fifty Years: The Adopted Daughter Remarried an Officer with a True Daughter" The story begins in the 1950s. The heroine lives with her adopted daughter and strives to survive in the difficult years. After remarrying to an officer, life was dull but full of warmth. In the short period of time in the family, family affection and love slowly grow. There are no ups and downs, but it can make people truly feel the unique fireworks and warmth of that era, as if they are also in it, witnessing every bit of beauty in life.

18. 18 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 15.1kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
19. 19 八 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 8.5kReads8.9Score754Shelves

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    "You must not miss these four period novels! Especially the first one, the heroine is reborn and counterattacks to become the heroine. After she and the hero resolve the misunderstanding in the past life, he directly transforms into a loyal dog boyfriend, doting him to the core, the whole process is sweet and cruel, and he is pushed into the trap!"

20. 20 村 The Village's Laziest Beauty Marries a Rough-Hewn Man from the Next Village 村里最懒的美娇娘嫁给了邻村糙汉 Gu Jingqiu顾惊秋Ancient Romance540k WordsCompleted [Complete + Farming + No transmigration + No System + Size Difference + Devoted Love + Everyday Family Life + Cozy Daily Life] In a sentence: The laziest woman in the village marries a rugged hunter from the neighboring village and enjoys a cozy life as his utterly spoiled wife. When the Xu family came to propose, Lu Tian asked Xu An, “If I marry you, will you treat me well?” Xu An replied, “If you dare to marry me, I swear I’ll never let you down.” So Lu Tian married him. Everyone wondered 15.7kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
21. 21 七 The 1970s: I Spend Every Day Smoothing Things Over with a Madman for a Better Life 七零之为了好生活每天都在哄疯批 Lan Yalan澜雅澜Modern Romance6.3M WordsCompleted Short drama adaptation: My Eldest Sister Has a Script from the Seventies, and I Have a System That Can Hear It (1v1 + Period Drama + Pampered Romance + Female Lead Pursues Male Lead + Timid Heroine with a Few Tricks and a Sweet Tongue + Male Lead with an Unusual Case of Love-Brain) In both her lives, Lou Qingqing had only one wish: to marry into a family with good prospects. She thought the Rong family was well-off, and that marrying in would mean she’d never lack food or clothes and wouldn’t ha 23.2kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
22. 22 我 我带着空间在年代文里当大魔王 Sen Dafu森大富Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When the apocalypse arrives, Xu Chang'an awakens strength and wood-element abilities, and is lucky enough to unlock a pocket dimension. She thrives in the apocalypse! But in the fourth year of the apocalypse, after she seizes the weapons from an arsenal, she’s struck by lightning and reborn as an unborn child still in her mother’s womb... 4.1kReads8.9Score315Shelves

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    The heroine is good at misfortune. When she was a child, she helped her family, cared for her family, caught bad guys, and improved her abilities. When she grew up, she went on missions in foreign countries, provoked conflicts between other countries, and allowed her country to develop secretly. The heroine and the hero worked together with patriotic people to promote the development of the country and make the people full of confidence in the country.

23. 23 首 Commander! Your Country Wife Came to Claim Her Wedding Night 首长！乡下的媳妇来找你圆房了 Old Cat Loves Meat老猫爱吃肉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in a period setting + married first, love later + sweet everyday life + family and neighborhood drama + ensemble cast + face-slapping] When Shen Ling opens her eyes, she realizes she has transmigrated. Her husband's fate is unknown, and her in-laws are maliciously forcing her to remarry. Shen Ling says, "Whoever wants to marry him can do it. I'm going to find my husband." Lu Yue saves a woman on the train who has caught the eye of human traffickers. Her simple cotton clothes 6kReads8.4Score781Shelves
24. 24 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 22.8kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    These books are pretty good. I've read them all.

25. 25 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 56.4kReads9.2Score7kShelves
26. 26 小 With My Hands Behind My Back, I Transmigrated to the 1970s, Where I Can Make Trouble and Money with Ease 小手一背穿七零，搞事赚钱样样行 Heavy Clouds云沉沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as "Transmigrating into a Book Set in the Seventies: I Collect Eighty-Eight Paychecks Every Month" Su He woke up one day and transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a fake heiress who had been sent back to her village. In the book, the ungrateful real heiress was practically blessed by cheat codes, with schemes and tricks appearing one after another. The Su family ended up destroyed, while the original owner wished she were dead. Looking at her impoverished home and family members 93.3kReads9.6Score9.8kShelves
27. 27 六 Beloved by All in the Sixties: The Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Ancestress Is Sweet and Soft 六零团宠，九千岁小祖宗软又甜 Snow Beneath the Moon月下雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + everyone’s favorite + farming + food] [Completed] [No romance] The Su family has waited for years, and at last they welcome a little girl. Sadly, times are hard. To save a mouthful of milk for her twin son and daughter, her own mother lets her baby girl freeze to death. When she opens her eyes again, the venerable ancestor of the cultivation world has been reborn. A famine in a disaster year? No problem. The ancestor has an immortal realm tucked away inside her, where she can g 26.3kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
28. 28 七 七零辣后妈：被传不孕后我多胎了 Falling Moon and Platycodon月落桔梗Modern Romance371k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sassy Stepmom + Raising Kids + Taking Down Scumbags + Marriage Before Love + Cozy Everyday Life] At eighteen, Shen Fenghua plunged into the water in the bitter chill of early spring to retrieve vital documents and save her factory from losses. The ordeal damaged her health and left her unlikely to have children. After years of blind dates, by the age of twenty-three Shen Fenghua had seen every kind of weirdo and lost all hope. She sent away her last date, propped her chin on 435Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I have read these all by myself, and they are very, very heartwarming. YYDS is a must-read for those who want to read more.

29. 29 七 The 1970s Military Marriage: The Charming Army Wife Raises Kids and Wins Her Husband's Heart 七零军婚：俏军嫂养崽撩夫日常 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + second male lead takes the lead + fictional period setting] [Short drama now streaming] Xiao Qingru doesn't want to raise someone else's child, so she breaks off her engagement to her childhood sweetheart. Just as she's getting ready to focus on her career, she's targeted by a hothead from the capital. Xu Muzhou is the youngest and most promising pilot. The first time he meets her, he falls in love at first sight with his good friend's younger sister. When he hears she's alre 23kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
30. 30 七 In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Period + educated youth + farming + inspirational] Chen Jiahui thinks she has no particular strengths, except that she’s just a tiny bit stronger than most. Later, she goes up the mountain to chop firewood and casually picks up a husband. Well, she saves a man. Lin Zhinan thinks he has no particular strengths, except that he’s just a tiny bit more handsome than most. Later, he goes up the mountain to gather firewood and ends up giving himself away. Well, he gets rescued. The truth is actually m 3.7kReads9.0Score277Shelves
31. 31 漂 The Beautiful Educated Youth and Her Stylish Mom 漂亮知青，时髦妈 Vast Universe 01浩瀚宇宙01Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Educated Youth + Sweet Romance + Everyday Family Life] In 1979, Jiang Jingshu returns to the city with the last group of educated youths, going back to Tongxiang County, a place both familiar and strange. After years away from home, she expects an emotional reunion. Instead, she is met by awkward, distant parents, an indifferent older brother, and a younger sister who treats her with hostility... There is no place for her in the family anymore. Even her room has been taken over 4.9kReads8.4Score246Shelves
32. 32 七 A Sweet Flash Marriage in the 1970s 七零闪婚甜蜜蜜 Nine Hundred Million九亿Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [A cozy married life in a bygone era, sweet and slice-of-life, few nasty characters, with a golden finger] Storyline One: When Jiang Wan was at her wits’ end, she proposed marriage (asked for help) to the man she had just met, the man who had saved her. Cheng Yao was drawn to her eyes and casually rescued her. He never expected her to turn around and propose to him (set him up). Jiang Wan: “Are you married?” Cheng Yao looked completely baffled. “??” Jiang Wan tried to work up her courage. “Or do 3.2kReads9.0Score253Shelves
33. 33 炊 A Woman Joins the Mess Hall 炊事班来了个女同志 I'm Sang Sang我系桑桑呀Modern Romance979k WordsCompleted Meng Jinzhang never imagined that a moment of kindness spent saving someone would leave him with a wife. Changpu never imagined that one day she would leave her village in such an unbelievable way, then travel farther and farther and climb higher and higher. 9.5kReads9.2Score1kShelves
34. 34 七 七十年代之寡妇再嫁 Hengheng Zai蘅蘅崽Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted At twenty-four, Qiao Dani became a widow with two children, known throughout the brigade as one of its poorest households. At thirty, Lin Hengjue fell from the heights overnight. The distinguished Professor Lin, once admired for his elegance and brilliance, became one of the notorious “Black Categories” whom everyone in the cowshed avoided like snakes and scorpions. People kept urging her to remarry. Qiao Dani finally hardened her heart, stamped her foot, and marched into the cowshed to ask Li 6.5kReads9.3Score662Shelves
35. 35 八 The ’80s Smuggler’s Apple of His Eye 八十年代倒爷的心尖宠 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting]+ [no golden finger]+ [both leads are chaste] This is the story of my parents. These days, it would be called a classic hero-rescues-beauty, straight-out-of-a-romance-drama kind of romance. Back then, it was the kind of pairing that left everyone speechless, and made them sigh that a beautiful flower had been stuck in a pile of cow dung! My mom: beautiful, kindhearted, and long-legged. My dad: tall, and otherwise just fierce. My mom: one of the first college students after the na 4kReads9.0Score357Shelves
36. 36 绝 The Stunning White Moonlight Joins the Army with Her Child? The Commander Is Shocked and Delighted 绝美白月光带娃随军？首长惊又喜 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 28.4kReads9.0Score3kShelves
37. 37 炮 After the Cannon-Fodder Sister-in-Law Is Reborn, the Lucky Female Lead Suffers 炮灰大嫂重生后，锦鲤女主受难了 Qiao Miaomiao乔喵喵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Reborn Revenge + Sweet Romance + Satisfying Read + Building a Fortune + Everyday Life] Only when she was dying did Bai Xiuxiu discover that the world she lived in was actually a period novel about a lucky heroine! In the book, she was the lucky heroine's shrewish older sister-in-law. She was mean, lazy, greedy, and did every kind of evil! After the heroine married into the family, Bai Xiuxiu made life difficult for her at every turn. Because she bullied the lucky heroine, she “ 27.7kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
38. 38 穿 After Transmigrating into a Book, the Side-Character Couple Goes to the Countryside as Educated Youths 穿书后，配角夫妻下乡当知青 White Star Heavenly Bamboo白星天竺Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted While reading a novel, Li Ruolan is surprised to discover that her and her husband’s names appear in a novel set in a bygone era. They are educated youths who go to the countryside alongside the male and female leads, and their names appear only two or three times as minor characters. That very night, Li Ruolan dreams of the minor character’s memories. When she wakes up, her husband says he had the same dream. Just as they both think it must be a coincidence, a pocket dimension appears. Li Ruola 26kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
39. 39 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Keep Busy Growing Vegetables on the Island 穿越六零，海岛种菜忙 Shui Bo1984水波1984Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period]+ [military marriage]+ [Transmigration]+ [no storage space]+ [superhuman strength]+ [building a career] In 2023, swimmer Jiang Jiaojiao and her teammates are on a team-building trip at the seaside. While trying to save a child who has fallen into the water, she is swept away by a huge wave. In 1964, Lin Baoni jumps into the sea to save a People’s Liberation Army soldier in distress. A huge wave carries her away, and she eventually dies of exhaustion. Reborn in Lin Baoni’s body, Jiang Jia 21.6kReads9.3Score2kShelves
40. 40 八 After Awakening, the Wicked Girl of the 1980s Sinks Her Claws Into Her Childhood Sweetheart and Claims Her Place 八零恶女觉醒后，狠勾竹马上位了 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance259k WordsCompleted [Supporting female character awakens + childhood friends + pampered young lady + lovesick, scheming tea-green country boy] Cen Yin was left with her grandparents in the countryside for fifteen years. Only in 1983 was she brought to the family compound, where she became obsessed with Lu Jing, the son of a military commander, and devoted herself to him. She envied her biological older sister, who had been raised by their parents. She was vain and malicious, and even wanted to steal her future brot 5.3kReads8.7Score492Shelves
41. 41 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... 17.6kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
42. 42 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 28.7kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves

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43. 43 漂 漂亮寡妇要翻身，从七零发家致富 Grapefruit Tomato Sauce西柚番茄酱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The animated drama is now available [Reborn + Period Military Marriage + Taking Down Scumbags + Space Golden Finger + Raising Kids + Sweet Romance + Building a Fortune + Fake and Real Heiresses] Lin Yunqing spent her whole life a widow. After finally raising her daughter and building her a successful business, she was about to retire. Then she got into a car accident while driving off on a trip. When she opened her eyes, she was back in the 1970s, with a golden finger thrown in for good measu 1.9kReads8.6Score222Shelves
44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Female Supporting Character Awakens 快穿年代：女配觉醒了 Don't Dwell On The Past不要忆往昔Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [fictional setting] [Period] [no fixed CP] [female lead’s perspective] [overpowered golden finger] Ning An, an employee of the Temporal Bureau, transmigrates into small worlds set in different periods. As she eases the supporting female characters’ grievances and makes up for their regrets, she also enjoys a good life of her own. [Content warnings: Please don’t read if these things bother you. Be sure to read this!!!] An extremely overpowered golden finger! The original ma 32.9kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
45. 45 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Spoiled Wife Is Doted on to the Heavens 军婚甜宠，作精媳妇被宠翻天了 Cong Xuan丛萱Modern Romance620k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + melodramatic heroine + devoted husband + everyday family life] Lu Qingyan grew up spoiled and pampered. When her driver was late, she got angry and walked home, only to pass out from the heat of the sun. When she woke up, she had traveled to the 1970s, to the day after she had married a man who had also been raised spoiled and pampered by his parents. A little scene: Gu Mingze brought over a bowl of rice and some stir-fried meat, and urged her, “Honey, have something to eat.” 3.7kReads8.1Score174Shelves
46. 46 美 A Beauty Marries Down: Her Second-Husband, an Older Man, Demands Her Love Every Day 美人下嫁：二婚老男人日日索爱 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 78.7kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves
47. 47 八 An Eighties-Era Pocket Dimension: The Lucky Wife Leads Her Family to Fortune 八零空间，福妻带全家创业暴富 Little Chubby Yaya小胖丫丫Modern Romance2.8M WordsCompleted [Building a business and getting rich + sweet romance + doted on by everyone] In her previous life, Lin Zhiyu was a restaurant-group mogul who was set up by others. By an unexpected twist, she was reborn in the 1980s in the body of a timid young wife. The young wife had been cheated out of her money by her best friend, led on by her best friend’s younger brother, turned against her family by her sister-in-law, and fleeced by her own grandmother in the name of filial duty. Timidly, she did nothin 686Reads7.2Score102Shelves
48. 48 买 Buy Land and Wait for Demolition, Marry a Rugged Man and Have Baby After Baby 买地皮等拆迁，嫁个糙汉好孕连连 Shui Mu Fu Su水木扶苏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Faithful to Each Other + Raising Kids + Marriage First, Love Later + Daily Life] Lu Shuang, a genius anime key-frame artist from the 21st century, transmigrates into a book and becomes the cannon-fodder ex-wife in a doting-wife novel. According to the plot, the heroine gets the loving marriage and all the admirers. Lu Shuang is just the cannon-fodder ex-wife, a foil to the heroine's happy life. The male lead's older brother died in the line of duty, leaving behind a pair of twi 2.1kReads8.3Score148Shelves
49. 49 穿 Transmigrated into a Pitiful Girl in the 1960s, She Uses Her Wood Powers to Grow Crops 穿成六零小可怜，木系异能搞种植 Zhou Bei洲北Modern Romance884k WordsCompleted Lin Qi came from the apocalypse to the 1960s and entered the body of a simple-minded girl who had starved to death. Even after half a year, she still couldn’t fully control a body that wasn’t originally hers. Her movements were slow, she had trouble speaking, and her eyes were often vacant and unfocused… So people outside started saying: The Lin family’s third child isn’t crazy anymore, but she’s become mentally disabled. Either way, she was still a fool. The fool Lin Qi became a stumbling block 10.9kReads8.8Score986Shelves
50. 50 带 I Brought My Little Courtyard to the 1960s 带着小院穿六零 Mo Xiang魔香Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Just two years after graduating from college, Zhao Wan had barely said goodbye to her ailing grandmother when she died of alcohol poisoning after drinking too much. To her surprise, after dying, Zhao Wan transmigrated to the 1960s in a parallel world, into the body of a woman who already had two children. In this era, there was nothing to eat and everything required ration coupons. Zhao Wan was practically in tears. The only two consolations were that her husband had died in service and her gra 1.3kReads8.8Score102Shelves

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    It is a plain, long-lasting historical novel with a small golden finger. It is the first book about the daily routine of raising a child without cp. I read it and it warms my heart.

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