Novels Set in the Republican Era for My Reading Slump 书荒年代文

1. 151 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Coins Rain Down Wherever I Go 重生七零之到处爆金币 Shi Nian柿唸Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted Golden finger + period setting + transmigrate into a book + fictional world + cozy everyday life Shan Yi always thought his luck was perfectly ordinary: Not too good, not too bad, just middling. Who knew he'd wake up one day to find he'd transmigrated, becoming the child of a superhero mom from a period novel? He has eight siblings, more than the Calabash Brothers. Even stranger, anything can drop gold coins. If he hadn't gotten hurt and bled, he really would have thought he was playing a game. 308Reads6.6Score—Shelves
2. 152 重 Reborn in the 1980s: An Elderly Couple Teams Up to Teach Their Ungrateful Son a Lesson 重生八零老头老太携手整治不孝子 Zhi Xian'er芷仙儿Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The rating just came out, so it's low. Feel free to ignore it. I'll do my best~ [Period] [The 1980s] [Light ensemble cast] [Reborn] [Feel-good power fantasy] [No golden finger] Wu Yulan is reborn, returning to the moment just after her old man got into trouble. Zhao Dashan is reborn too. Remembering how his wife struggled like a spinning top after he died, he decides he won't die this time around. Wu Yulan has five children. The eldest, Zhao Deyu, is just as selfish and cold-hearted in this life 438Reads7.9Score102Shelves
3. 153 亲 My Own Father Sold Me Off? I Turn Around, Marry, and Work My Way Up to Factory Director 亲爹卖我？转身嫁人一步步当厂长 Slanting Smoke at the Half Moon月半烟斜Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family life + food and feasting + cozy everyday life] In an era when people went hungry and starved to death, Chen Xiuping faced her mother on the verge of starvation, a nephew wailing nonstop, younger siblings eating earthworms off the ground to fill their bellies, and a father who wanted to sell her. She shut her eyes and took Yin Baiyu, the third son of the Yin family, to bed. She married into his family and even got two dou of white flour as her bride-price. To her face, ev 151Reads6.7Score—Shelves
4. 154 我 My Best Friend's Family and Mine Both Got Relocated! 我和闺蜜家都拆迁啦！ Add Some Wealth to Life给生活添点富Modern Romance408k WordsCompleted [Unhinged Antics + Feel-Good Story + Demolition Compensation + Getting Rich + Everyday Life + Besties + Becoming the Boss + No Romance, No Marriage] (Content warning: The heroine and the other female characters have rock-bottom morals. They'll stop at nothing to get what they want, and lying is as natural to them as eating and drinking!!!) ​​Tang Tao, the heroine: ​“Mom, Dad, Brother, the demolition payout is all mine, mine, mine! Behave yourselves and maybe I'll let you have the leftovers.” ​… 2.1kReads8.9Score225Shelves
5. 155 灼 The Scorching Years: A Story in Azure 灼骨年代：蔚蓝的故事 Fragrant and Azure香凝蔚蓝Modern Romance2.4M WordsOngoing This is the inspiring, period-flavored story of a genius girl's growth! The heroine, Wei Lan, has been the apple of her grandfather Wei Youzhi's eye since the day she was born. This little girl, raised on roasted sparrows, is something else... When Wei Lan is three, she doesn't hesitate to bite her vicious aunt for bullying her and her older brother! When she's eight, her worthless scumbag of a father, unhappy that he has two daughters and no son, uses her mother's money to chase after other wom 6.8kReads9.4Score708Shelves

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   A chronicle, a chronicle that is not cruel. It's great, even though I'll cry when I see it.

6. 156 武 Martial God Slays Immortals 武神伐仙 Mountain Tangerine山桔Historical3.9M WordsCompleted In the third year of Guanghan, unrest erupted across the northern frontier and the realm fell into turmoil. A fallen heir took up a three-foot saber, marched beyond the nine frontier passes, slew enemy chiefs, pacified the realm, brought peace to the people, and crushed threats within and without. 3.1kReads8.6Score256Shelves

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   Military generals, officialdom, fantasy

7. 157 隋 The Madmen of Sui and Tang 隋唐狂徒 Senior Brother of Zhu Bajie猪八戒的师兄Historical4.8M WordsCompleted In the final years of the Sui dynasty and the beginning of the Tang, heroes rose in great numbers. The Four Ferocious Generals and Thirteen Outstanding Champions stood above all others, while eighteen armies of heroes battled for supremacy. Buddhist, Daoist, Confucian, and demonic sects all entered the fray. The land was a painted landscape, its beauties like jade. Who would rule the world? Li Yuanba or Li Xuanba: which one was the true Demon God? Su Chen or Li Shimin: which one was the true rul 3.8kReads8.0Score313Shelves
8. 158 我 I’m a Soldier Cultivator. Why Should I Duel You One-on-One? 我一个兵修，凭什么跟你单挑啊 Zhang Ruhe张如何Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing [Weapon cultivator, extreme path, decisive and ruthless, military formations, benevolence, soul transmigration] Wei Yuan's soul transmigrated into the Great Qian Dynasty, where he became a cultivator of the military path. It was a chaotic age plagued by demons, political turmoil, and widespread poverty. Fortunately, he awakened the Lifespan Deduction System. By slaying demons and monsters, he could claim their remaining lifespan and use it to refine his own techniques, military formations, divin 30.8kReads8.0Score2.5kShelves
9. 159 天 A Book Belonging to the Chosen One 天选之主的一本书 Chosen One天选之主Urban5.0M WordsCompleted An Jiang earned the top score in the civil service selection exam and entered government with a desire to serve the people, only to be sidelined by an unseen hand and sent to the countryside, where he endured contempt. When his two-year term was up, an official transfer from the Organization Department turned his fortunes around, transforming An Jiang into the county's youngest official... See how he charges headlong through the ranks and blazes his own path to success! 2.3kReads9.1Score272Shelves
10. 160 御 Beast Tamer: My Battle Beasts All Have Imperial Bloodlines 御兽，我的战兽都是帝王血脉 Three Thousand Regrets三千遗憾Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted This is a world of beast tamers. Countless demons roam, and bloodlines reign supreme! The golden dragon roars proudly across the heavens, its fury shaking the sky! The blue demon blood turtle stands as steady as a mountain, its presence deep and imposing! The blood-winged demon bat rampages in a blood frenzy, a ghostly force no one can defeat! The Gengjin Sword Puppet is cold and merciless, each sword strike claiming a life! A young man awakens his talent and steps out of Black Dragon City. From 30.5kReads9.0Score2.9kShelves
11. 161 奉 By the Ancestral Master's Command, Refine the Uncanny into Immortality! 奉祖师令，炼诡成仙！ Mister Quan Ling泉翎先生Eastern Fantasy390k WordsOngoing Demons devour people, false gods demand sacrifices, and the dynasty sucks its subjects dry to the bone! This world is terminally ill! Chen Ren transmigrates into this world, bearing the seal of the Shangqing Tianshu Academy as he walks through this living hell. Slay demons and earn merit! Exterminate monsters and earn merit! Overturn this man-eating world, and the merit will be immeasurable! He issues an edict to summon the Six Ding and Six Jia, guarding him on every side and driving evil away! 1.6kReads7.1Score108Shelves
12. 162 武 Martial Saint: Starting with a Stat Panel! 武圣：从数据面板开始！ The Road Is Long其路漫漫Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing (Transmigration + Martial arts + System + War and turmoil + Hegemony + Ruthless protagonist + Sneaky schemer) The animated series is now streaming! After more than four hundred years, the Great Qian Dynasty is plagued by corrupt officials, and the court's failure to maintain order has sparked rebellions everywhere. The realm is on the brink of collapse. Sects, noble clans, religious orders, gangs, and local powers take turns seizing the stage, leaving the common people in misery! Jiang Liu, an 4.8kReads6.3Score468Shelves
13. 163 凡 Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 99.1kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
14. 164 巫 The Wizard’s Inner World 巫师心界 Let My Pigeons Go把我的鸽子放开Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing The author, let go of my pigeon! The fusion of two souls from different worlds has created the person he is today. What kind of waves will he stir up in this world where wizards hold sway? 826Reads6.5Score109Shelves
15. 165 三 Three Kingdoms: Ultimate Evolution 三国之终极进化 Jiu Ci九赐Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsOngoing In the future, technology has reached extraordinary heights, but war rages without end. To ease class tensions, the major human civilizations create the ultimate evolutionary universe for humanity, drawing on their own histories, myths, and legends. There is Chinese civilization, based on the Three Kingdoms era; Marvel civilization, based on science fiction and legend; Yamato civilization, based on the Way of Heaven; and Goryeo civilization, based on history and mythology... The civilizations of 2.7kReads8.6Score215Shelves
16. 166 重 A Sweet Blended Family: The Children of a Military Officer 重组家庭甜蜜蜜：军官家的崽崽们 Please Don't Be Insomniac Again别要再失眠Modern Romance833k WordsCompleted [Island Life] [Raising Kids] [Cheerful Everyday Life] Chu Kui transmigrated one day and discovered that she had become a mother, with one boy and one girl to complete her happy family. After swiftly dealing with the scumbag, Chu Kui, worried about making ends meet, met Zhou Pingchuan, a single father raising two children. Zhou Pingchuan was an officer stationed on Yazhou Island. He was handsome, well-paid, and had a bright future. He was also kindhearted and had adopted the two orphaned children 1.3kReads8.3Score123Shelves

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    2. Reborn as a nanny, the rest are all military wives

17. 167 老 Granny Quit Her Job to Become a Nanny, Then Took the Whole Household by Storm 老太太裸辞做保姆家里家外杀疯了 Su Hehuan苏合欢Modern Romance2.3M WordsOngoing The drama adaptation, I Became a Legend as a Housekeeper After Retirement, is now streaming on Hongguo. [No CP] [Family and everyday life] [No golden finger] [Gets rich by working as a housekeeper for powerful people] [Leaves her husband and abandons her son and daughter] [Dotes on her daughter-in-law and granddaughter] [Silver-haired heroine] [Quits her job to become a housekeeper] [Plus-size, plain-looking heroine with a laid-back attitude] [Absolutely refuses to lose weight] In her previous l 15.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves
18. 168 穿 I Transmigrate into a Book Set in 1975: My Wish to Lie Flat Came True 穿书七五：我的躺平愿望实现了 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance471k WordsCompleted A sweet romance about an 18-year-old beauty and a 25-year-old soldier A gas explosion sends Ji Xu'an hurtling into a novel set in a bygone era. The male lead is the man she was promised to as a child, and the female lead is her stepsister, whom she barely considers family. She can't be bothered to get involved with the original leads, so she packs up and heads to the countryside. Luckily, the explosion brought her modern home along with her. She spends her days slacking off and farming in the co 7.6kReads8.5Score829Shelves
19. 169 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 22.5kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
20. 170 八 Rebooting Life in the 1980s: From Doctor to Medical Translator 八零重启人生：从医生到医学翻译 July Brings Much Joy七月多喜乐Modern Romance487k WordsOngoing [1980s + reborn + raising children + everyday family life + cozy daily routine] On the second day of her retirement, Shen Yunqiu was reborn! She returned to two days before her trip to the capital. At first, when she thought about raising her two children all over again, her vision went black. She had only just retired and hadn't even had a single day to enjoy her retirement! Decades younger, she no longer had the drive she once did. All she wanted was to sleep until she woke up naturally. Gradu 9Reads8.0Score—Shelves
21. 171 七 The 1970s: The Happy Days of the Jin Family 七零：老金家的幸福时光 Star Tana星星塔娜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Jin Sihai is back in the city after spending several years sent down to the countryside as an educated youth! He’s even brought back a pretty wife and an adorable daughter! But the old couple in the Jin family are no easy company. Old Jin is lazy and loves to brag, while Old Mrs. Jin is fiery and hard to deal with. And that’s not to mention the family of Jin’s eldest brother, who all live under the same roof. Parents and children, brothers and sisters-in-law: give it enough time, and they’re bou 5.9kReads8.6Score711Shelves
22. 172 快 Quick Transmigration Through the 1960s and 1970s 快穿六零七零之路 Endless Time时光悠悠Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted A girl raised under the flag of New China is upright, kind, and principled. What should she do when she suddenly transmigrates to the 1960s, only to discover she's transmigrated into a book? More absurdly, this isn't the first time. Faced with an inescapable bond spanning the 1960s and 1970s, where should she go from here? World One: The Cannon-Fodder Cousin in the Contrast Group World Two: The Real and Fake Heiresses of the Era World Three: The Siheyuan Courtyard's He Yushui World Four: The Edu 5.6kReads8.8Score264Shelves

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    Traveling back to the 1960s and 1970s, would you choose to become an educated youth or stay in the city? If you were originally from a rural area, would you go to the city to find a job or stay in the village?

23. 173 快 Quick Transmigration: A Journey Through the Ning'an Era 快穿：宁安年代之旅 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 33.3kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
24. 174 对 Life in the Courtyard: The Sisterhood of the Comparison Group 对照组姐妹的大杂院生活 Yunyang Peach Cake云阳桃片Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted Lin Wanqiu transmigrates into a book. In the story, she defies her mother's objections and marries Wu Lian'an, just as she wished. But the Wu family is all appearances and rotten to the core. Her husband, Wu Lian'an, is weak-willed and hiding secrets; her mother-in-law is domineering, her father-in-law is a hypocrite, and her sister-in-law is a constant troublemaker... Lin Wanqiu decides she can't spend another day living like this. Unexpectedly, her cousin Lin Jing, who should have lived to see 1.3kReads6.8Score114Shelves
25. 175 穿 Transmigrate into a Book in the 1970s: The Supporting Actress’s Cheat-Code Life 穿书七零：女配的开挂人生 Red Beans in the Southern Country南国有红豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Qiao Mo, a low-level ability user killed by her best friend, transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder character. To escape her doomed fate, she stays away from the awful people, works hard, and uses her knowledge of the plot and the golden finger she brought from her previous life to build a glittering future and start a whole new life. 7.5kReads9.0Score701Shelves
26. 176 被 Forced to the Countryside, I Took Every Last Bit of the Family Fortune 被迫下乡后，卷走家里所有的财产 Morning Dew After Rain小雨朝露Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivation, no romance] A little good-for-nothing from the cultivation world somehow transmigrated to an era where food and clothing were scarce. No big deal. She's a cultivator, after all. Surely she won't starve to death, right?! She might be more useless than her senior brothers and sisters from the cultivation world, but she should at least be able to avoid starving here. Honestly, all I want is to make sure my family eats and drinks well, while I enjoy myself. So why have so many monsters 2.1kReads8.6Score183Shelves
27. 177 穿 Transmigrated to the 1980s: My Sister Fights, She Doesn’t Talk 穿越八零：妹妹只动手不动口 Cute Little Mahua麻花小萌Modern Romance539k WordsCompleted Su Yunyan used to be an ordinary nine-to-five office worker. Then a sudden zombie outbreak changed the entire world. Thanks to her special ability and golden finger, she barely survived for six months in the apocalypse. When a high school classmate shoved her into a horde of zombies, a strange stone struck her and carried her into another parallel world. Back on campus, Su Yunyan became much more assertive. When someone came looking for trouble, she'd rather throw a punch than waste words... Why 2.4kReads8.9Score206Shelves
28. 178 七 The Shameless Family of 1970 七零之无赖一家人 Sunny Peach桃子晴朗Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [Period setting + beloved by all + self-serving and refined + warped values! Ensemble cast of protagonists + eccentric whole family + awful relatives + pocket dimension] (A family ensemble in a parallel setting, not reality. The heroine has little presence early on. She's not very smart, self-serving in a refined way, and an ordinary person.) I thought I was the chosen one because I had a pocket dimension. I thought the apocalypse was about to begin, so I frantically stocked up on supplies. I 8kReads8.8Score633Shelves
29. 179 闺 My Best Friend and I Transmigrated Together, and I Feast on Gossip in the Seventies 闺蜜双穿，我在七零年代吃大瓜 Zhao Yuetang赵悦糖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Please support my new book on my homepage~ [Transmigrate Into a Book + Couple Transmigration + System + Pocket Dimension + Family Life + Romance] There are countless transmigration stories, but car accidents account for half of them. She’s in an accident right after getting a new car, and she and her best friend transmigrate into a book. Her best friend is beautiful, fair-skinned, and long-legged, with handsome men always around her. She’s dark, skinny, and short-legged, running all over the pla 3.3kReads8.9Score309Shelves
30. 180 带 A Career-Building System and a Guaranteed Job in 1965 带着搞事业系统在六五端上铁饭碗 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After waking up, she inexplicably transmigrated into the body of a sixteen-year-old girl who shared her name, had failed the 1965 college entrance exam, and was about to have her engagement called off. Bound to a career-building System, she was pushed and tempted by it into steadily becoming a beautiful, wealthy woman. She even managed to marry a handsome, rich man and have two adorable, clever kids. A truly peak life! 8.1kReads8.3Score409Shelves
31. 181 养 The Pig-Raising Prodigy Transmigrates to the 1970s 养猪小能手穿七零 The King Is a Cat大王是只喵Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + divorce and remarriage + face-slapping and punishing scum + whoever she touches has twins] After transmigrating into the body of a young wife in the 1970s who can’t have children and is forced to raise her husband’s mistress’s child, Tang Shiyu angrily divorces him. Who knew that after remarrying her childhood sweetheart, a discharged soldier, she would have triplets? While shopping at the market, she runs into her scumbag ex-husband, who is still with his mist 943Reads8.8Score103Shelves
32. 182 炮 The Cannon-Fodder Educated Youth Transmigrates into a Book and Gets Rich Gossiping in the 1970s 炮灰知青穿书七零靠吃瓜致富 Jiu Yue玖悦Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted Fang Yumo transmigrated into a period novel after an air disaster, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character. As a perk of joining the transmigration wave, she was bound to a Learning System. Medicine, cooking, carpentry, bricklaying, basket weaving, animal husbandry, farming, and more: she had to learn it all. “Yumo, the accountant’s youngest son just had his engagement called off. The girl’s family says he has a hidden ailment.” “That grandson from the house at the end of the village was sold b 1.6kReads8.7Score100Shelves
33. 183 七 With a Space in the Seventies, This Heroine Is Absolutely Unhinged 七零有空间，这个女主她丧心病狂 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance381k WordsCompleted [Period setting, pocket dimension, transmigration, older woman and younger man romance: mature beauty and puppy-like boy] In the 21st century, mature beauty Chen Qiangwei transmigrates into the body of a girl in the 1970s who shares her name. The original girl was big-busted, dim-witted, and hopelessly in love. From the start, her fiance teams up with a shameless woman to scheme for her job. Chen Qiangwei quickly dumps him and lets the two villains get together. To keep people from uncovering he 894Reads8.9Score130Shelves
34. 184 末 An Apocalypse Big Shot Becomes the Village Tyrant in the 1970s! 末世大佬在七十年代当村霸！ The Sky on the Left左边的天空Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + superpowers + educated youth + raising children + face-slapping and taking down scumbags] Gu Zhixia, a woman from the apocalypse, wakes up one day to find that she has transmigrated into the body of a country girl in the 1970s who shares her name. The original Gu Zhixia, the youngest daughter born to her parents late in life, was the family darling. But after her niece, Gu Taohua, unexpectedly awakened the ability to foresee the future and tried to steal Gu Zhixia's future marr 9.1kReads8.4Score714Shelves
35. 185 婆 When the Mother-in-Law Takes Charge, Her Son Returns to a Shocking Sight 婆婆当家，儿子归来傻眼了 A Mushroom一枝蘑菇Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted For the two years since her son got married, Yang Yufen never showed up. Everyone said she was a mean mother-in-law who looked down on her daughter-in-law, Qin Nian: she didn’t help when Qin Nian was pregnant, and she was nowhere to be seen when her grandson became seriously ill. It wasn’t until Qin Nian had an accident and the child died that Yang Yufen finally came to her senses. At the hospital, she saw her missing son with a homewrecker. She slapped him, only for the woman to shove her down 16.4kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves

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    Back when my son called me after he got married, I decisively took my son's allowance and brought all my family property to take care of my daughter-in-law. In my previous life, I never showed up when my son got married for two years. Even when my daughter-in-law got pregnant, I didn't help. I didn't show up when my grandson was seriously ill. Everyone said I was an evil mother-in-law who disliked my daughter-in-law. Until…

36. 186 八 In the Eighties, I Married an Officer at First Sight and Made a Fortune 八零之闪婚军官后，娇美人赚麻了 Mu Muzhi木木枝Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Child + Food + Mutual Secret Crushes + Married First, Love Later] Ji Shutong was the most beautiful woman in the surrounding villages, and well educated too. Yet after graduating, she returned to her village pregnant. The villagers whispered that she was shameless and immoral. Ji Shutong was too afraid to go out or face her son, who didn’t even know who his father was. After years of torment, she jumped into a river. After her death, the child she had rejected ran to h 1.8kReads8.4Score127Shelves

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    This book is quite good. It's a story about sweet pets and raising a cub. The male protagonist is a soldier.

37. 187 六 Marrying into a Powerful Family in the 1960s: The Lucky, Lovely Soldier 六零嫁高门：天生好命俏女兵 Fish in the Woods00林中鱼00Modern Romance367k WordsCompleted [A High-Ranking Cadre Romance Set in the 1960s] [You Sit Upon the High Terrace, I Stay by Your Side] A bewitching, flirtatious heroine and a powerful, high-ranking cadre hero I grew up beside the water city I sit in your arms I hold a beautiful dream close to my heart And stumble into your peaceful world [Deliberate Seduction + A Powerful Man Bows to Love] When Lin Yiqiao first arrives in the capital, she seems sweet, naive, and gentle, but she has no shortage of schemes and tricks. All she wa 33kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves

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    This is a good book. The male protagonist is really in a high position, and there is also a bit of a power struggle. He has great control and he is very doting on the female protagonist. Sometimes the female protagonist does it deliberately, but the male protagonist lets it go. Anyway, he can protect it, and he blatantly opens the back door to the female protagonist.

38. 188 七 The 1970s: Run! The Tu Family's Little Devil Is Back 七零，快跑，兔子家的魔丸又来了 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 41.6kReads9.0Score5.9kShelves

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    You can't go crazy alone, let's go crazy together!

39. 189 七 A 1970s Military Bride by Substitution: Stirring Up Trouble Without Missing the Gossip 七零替嫁军官，搞事不忘吃瓜 Beautiful One, Do Not Forget美人勿忘兮Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet romance + satisfying revenge + one-on-one romance + smart leads] Lin Xiaoxiao spent more than ten years struggling to survive in the apocalypse. Just as it was about to end, she caught a virus during a mission and died. After death, her soul arrived in the underworld to queue for reincarnation. When she learned that well-connected people had taken all the good spots and she could only be reborn as an animal, she flew into a rage. She overturned Meng Po 14.8kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
40. 190 穿 I Became the Commander’s Daughter Who Died Young, and My Baby Is Everyone’s Darling 穿成首长早死亲闺女，崽成团宠了 Yuanzi Cat媛子猫Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After blowing herself up, 5188 landed in the 1970s. She carefully hid the System still running in her mind and pretended to be a human toddler. To get Grandma to take her home, 5188 volunteered that her parents were dead. Once she learned that changing the fate of a member of the old Jiang family would let her retrieve things from her apocalyptic storage space, 5188 became all the more eager to help. Big Brother wants to improve his physical fitness? Easy! “Granny Jiang, something terrible has h 10.3kReads9.3Score668Shelves
41. 191 让 You Want Me to Cook at Three in the Morning? I’ll Slap Your Whole Family Away 让我三点做饭？我反手扇飞你全家 Soft Soft Green Robe糯糯青衫Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted (The short drama My Slaps Changed My Fate in the 1970s is now available.) [Period setting + military marriage + mental illness + both devoted to each other + career in government + a heroine who would rather throw hands than talk, versus a rough-around-the-edges regiment commander who stole his comrade’s bride] Ever since Su Wanxing was diagnosed with a mental illness, life has been going wonderfully. She can curse out whoever she wants and beat up whoever she wants. She can even beat up a perve 16.4kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves
42. 192 穿 Reborn as an Early-Death Cannon Fodder, the Villain Boss Coaxes Me into Marrying Him 穿成早死炮灰，反派大佬哄我嫁他 Jing Mo京墨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Meng Dongqing makes a big move as soon as she transmigrates: she sleeps with a man on behalf of the original owner. The original owner had been in a relationship for three years, saving herself and dreaming of marrying her boyfriend and spending her life with him. But as soon as he got what he wanted, he cut ties with the woman who had been useful to him. He dumped her and even thought he’d be getting a raw deal unless he slept with her first. Meng Dongqing cripples the scumbag with a kick. When 7.6kReads8.2Score700Shelves
43. 193 我 I'm a Psychopath! I'll Use My Pocket Dimension to Set My Whole Family Straight! 我，精神病！带空间整顿全家！ Jiang Twenty蒋二十Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (New book out: Reborn in the Eighties, I Picked Up a Hong Kong Tycoon and Took Him for Everything) [Book Transmigration to a Period Setting] [Pocket Dimension] [Pregnant and Sent to the Countryside] [Genuinely Crazy, Born to Go Off the Rails] Zhu Zhuohua transmigrates into the villainess, who is pregnant and has been sent by her fiancé to a mental hospital for a little “reflection.” In the novel, the pampered heroine, whose parents died, is adopted by her mother’s first love, who is also the ori 9.9kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
44. 194 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 211.7kReads9.3Score9.8kShelves

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45. 195 夫 A Couple Transmigrates to the Sixties, Only to Find Their Mother-in-Law Reborn Too 夫妻携手穿六零，婆婆竟然也重生 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 82kReads8.8Score9.4kShelves
46. 196 你 Go Ahead and Be Crazy, but Leave the Kids in the Compound Alone 你疯就算了，大院的崽你也不放过 Charcoal-Grilled Crumbs碳烤渣渣Modern Romance828k WordsCompleted [Military marriage + born into the past + parallel 1970s + doted on by the whole family + spatial dimension + strong male and female leads] Lin Sa was born into the 1970s and became the eldest daughter of the Lin family. Most families favor boys over girls, but the Lin family favors girls over boys. Out of four children, the Lin family had only one daughter, and the whole family cherished her with their lives. Other people’s daughters are little cotton jackets, but theirs is a drafty leather jac 23.1kReads8.5Score2.3kShelves
47. 197 下 Rebirth, Old Lady in the Countryside: Taking Care of My Children and Grandchildren 下放老太太重生：白米饭配红烧肉 Build a House起房子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Granny Qiao was reborn seven days before her whole family was sent away to the countryside. Looking at her family, all still together, she saw that her son and daughter-in-law were alive, her two little grandchildren hadn't died, and her children were still in school. Everyone she needed to cherish and protect was right there before her. There was still time to put things right, and she wasn't alone, living like a walking corpse. So she took out her family's heirloom, only to discover that it co 44.2kReads8.8Score8.6kShelves
48. 198 发 I Was Dumbstruck When I Found Out My Househusband Was a Hidden Big Shot! 发现煮夫是隐藏大佬后我傻眼了！ Even Snails Are Mighty蜗牛也很牛Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Handsome, roguish, cunning househusband + sweet, straightforward good girl + family squabbles + devoted husband + putting jerks in their place + doted on by the whole family] [The male lead is a professional homewrecker and a genuine big shot] [Important note: The female lead’s parents favor boys over girls.] [After leaving her birth family, the female lead is cherished by her husband’s family. Her mother will not be redeemed.] Ruan Tang had a dream that she died after being sent to the country 4.8kReads8.0Score530Shelves
49. 199 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 72.2kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves
50. 200 在 Keeping My Head Down in a Period Novel 在年代文里苟住 Xiu Xian, Who Loves Sand Ginger White-Cut Chicken爱吃沙姜白切鸡的秀娴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted I dreamed of a famine year by mistake! But when I opened my eyes, it looked like a horror movie! Keep a low profile, keep a low profile! Since I have no memories, I'll quietly be a nobody! 337Reads—Score—Shelves

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    📖"Living in the Times", written by Xiu Xian who loves to eat white-cut chicken with ginger and ginger, is an original work by Tomato. Era, modern romance, time-travel themes, plots related to the heroine traveling back in time to the famine years, 1.037 Million words completed, 1,516 people reading it, if you like era-travel romance, you can read it.

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