Can I Get Some Normal Stories Set in a Particular Era? 能不能来点正常的年代文？

1. 551 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Young Educated Youth Is Dumbfounded 穿越七零，小知青她懵圈了 Miss Zhou周大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing (Everyday life of sent-down youth, not a strong female lead, a touch of an ensemble cast, unhurried pacing, with a couple) Gu Xiaoman, from the twenty-first century, dies suddenly after getting drunk while celebrating landing a job. She wakes up aboard a green-painted train carrying sent-down youth in the 1970s. No space, no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. She’s definitely the most wretched transmigrant in history, with none of the usual perks. Good heavens! 12.9kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves

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   A story about a educated youth sent to the countryside with a sharp mind, depicting a life of ordinary yet wise experiences, where days flow gently like a stream, without any grand scheme, system, or cheat codes.

2. 552 五 1958: The Golden Phoenix in the Alley 五八年：小巷里的金凤凰 Sang Juan桑涓Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted [The Rating Just Came Out, It’ll Rise Later] [Alternate-History Period Piece (Starting in 1958) + Slice of Life (Grounded) + Ensemble Cast + Personal Space + Not a Power Fantasy + Romance] Zhao Baoshan is the youngest in a blended family. In this difficult yet earnest era, she and the women around her encounter one hardship after another, but that’s all right. They are evergreen trees. Setbacks will only nourish them, never stop them from moving forward. [Things to Know Before Reading 1. This is 5.6kReads6.8Score368Shelves

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   I wrote this myself. Although it has a cheat system (space), it's not significant. The female lead (a native) and the male lead (who hasn't appeared much so far) are normal people. There's no rivalry between them, and their values ​​are normal.

3. 553 重 Reborn: I Chose the Water Conservancy Bureau 重生之我选了水利局 Old Tea and Aged Wine Love Young Girls陈茶老酒爱少女Urban6.1M WordsOngoing [Everyday life + rich in detail] [Grounded and realistic] [The mindset of an ordinary person] In the world of officialdom, You can’t rely on your superiors; they’ll leave you holding the bag. You can’t trust your peers; they’re waiting to set you up. You can’t feel at ease with your subordinates; they’re waiting to slack off and shirk their duties. See how an ordinary person, reborn, learns to navigate officialdom, adapt to the changing times, stay true to himself instead of going with the flow, 68.8kReads8.9Score6.2kShelves

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   It's a genre of period fiction, focusing on workplace life.

4. 554 六 A Sixty-Year-Old Woman Dies of Overwork, Then Is Reborn in the 1980s to Raise Kids in Style 六旬老太过劳死，重生八零养崽香 Jiu Hong九泓Modern Romance566k WordsCompleted [Period setting + 1980s + reborn + ensemble cast + family drama + no golden finger + feel-good growth story] After raising four children through self-sacrifice, Su Fengxia, now in her sixties, has a pension that should let her live comfortably. Instead, her children sponge off her, and she is forced to take hourly jobs to help support her son’s family. In the end, she works herself to death. Reborn in the 1980s, she decides to rewrite her fate. With her husband backing her up, she launches a cam 124Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Although it's a rebirth, it's not an exaggeration, it's perfectly normal [laughs].

5. 555 重 Back to 1973: I Have a Sign-In System 重回1973，我有签到系统 Old Li the Foodie爱吃的老李Urban892k WordsOngoing A wage slave among wage slaves was summoned to work overtime in the middle of the night. On his way home at dawn, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse sent him back to the fervent era. Armed with an incomplete cultivation sign-in System, let's see how he makes his mark in those turbulent times. 16.6kReads6.8Score1.2kShelves
6. 556 六 The 1960s: Army Life Raising Kids, Teasing Cats, and Walking Dogs 六零，养娃逗猫遛狗的随军生活 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Family life + food and farming + raising children + following the troops to the border) A quick heads-up: there are few truly awful characters in this story. It mainly focuses on warm, everyday family life. Lan Mei, a modern crafting blogger, unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s. The original owner of her body has lost both parents, and to protect herself, she marries a rough-around-the-edges soldier, bringing along her intellectually disabled older brother. Later, for the sake of her chil 8.2kReads8.3Score785Shelves

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   The novel I've been following recently doesn't have any overpowered plot devices, and the characters are all intelligent.

7. 557 1 Another Spring of the 1977 College Entrance Exam 1977年高考又一春 Young Master Xiaoxiao孝孝公子Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [A story-driven take on history. Note: There is no single fixed protagonist. Multiple leads reflect the changes of the era and offer a full picture of the 1977 restoration of the college entrance exam.] [The story focuses on several main characters: Hu Wei and Wang Ting, Pan Xia, and Lu Xiaoyun. Their stories weave in and out according to the timeline. If you prefer to follow one character at a time, you can read their chapters in sequence for a complete biography. The other characters may only 5.4kReads8.0Score399Shelves

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   Good books are hard to find, and this one is amazing! [Sending hearts][Heart][Already added to my wishlist][Sending hearts] Focusing on the entire process of the resumption of the college entrance examination, this is a classic and addictive historical novel! Adapted from a true story, it tells the tale of a protagonist who overcomes adversity to succeed in the exam and seizes opportunities to accumulate wealth. With a devoted wife and children by his side, the book is filled with delicate details and a fast-paced narrative, full of warmth and inspiration. Written from the perspective of ordinary people, it deeply moves readers and is a masterpiece of both historical fiction and documentary literature!

8. 558 被 Jilted by a Cold, Stern Officer, the Sweet Young Wife Heads for the Battlefield 被冷阎军官退亲后软娇转投战场 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance485k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Ensemble Cast + Studying Abroad and Medicine + Sweet, Delicate Heroine Enlists + Storage Space + Two Strong Leads + Sweet Romance] She kills herself over unrequited love right from the start!!! Shen Xin had been fighting on an interstellar battlefield when her subordinate betrayed her and attacked her from behind, using an ice-cold bullet she had developed herself. The moment it pierced her heart, she knew she was dead. But what was going on now? Without a doubt, the next secon 3.7kReads8.0Score284Shelves

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   Completed. These two novels feature fresh plots, military and political families, sophisticated self-interest, and a seemingly cold yet charming female lead. The male lead is gentle, refined, and self-possessed, often blushing at her advances. There are no awful characters or those involved in charity work. The female lead doesn't indulge in infatuation; she focuses on her career, possesses formidable abilities, a sharp tongue, and a knack for clever maneuvers. She's a weapons research expert and an agricultural builder.

9. 559 西 The Merchant’s Road to the West 西部商途 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban576k WordsCompleted [No System] [No golden finger] [School belle] [Multiple heroines] [The struggle of an ordinary guy] Zhang Bo is a poor kid from the countryside. He doesn’t have much going for him, except that he’s pretty lucky with girls... 391Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The 70s and 80s generation suffered the most, but they were also the generation most capable of creating miracles... Did the first two books, which are so close to real life, instantly transport you back to the past?

10. 560 四 Siheyuan's Dual Sign-In System 四合院之双签系统 The Wind Blows Free风飞扬啊Male-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing [Courtyard setting + golden finger + dual transmigration + marriage before love + time travel] If you can handle a lot, start from the beginning and get the complete story. If you can’t stand being wronged, I suggest jumping ahead to Chapter 60! By a twist of fate, two strangers transmigrate together into the world of Love in the Courtyard. Bound tightly together by the System, they have no choice but to do their best to play the part of a loving couple in order to survive in their new surroundi 43.9kReads6.9Score2.1kShelves

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    This is a good book!

11. 561 上 Shanghai People Eat Rice Porridge 上海人吃泡饭 The Writer Who Writes in Shanghainese用上海话写作的人Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted In the middle of the night, Wang’s Granny was being beaten so badly she could barely move, and could only call for help. Uncle Huang was still fuming over how she had humiliated him during the day, so angry he couldn’t sleep. He heard what sounded faintly like a cat meowing, but when he listened more closely, he realized it was a cry for help coming from Wang’s Granny’s house. He was about to go save her when his wife grabbed hold of him... 450Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Stories from the alleyways of Shanghai in the 1980s.

12. 562 军 The Young General’s Sassy Instructor Teases the Enemy Agents Until They’re in Tears 军少娇痞教官戏耍敌特颤泪三行啊 Liqi's Autumn Foamflame荔彩柒的秋日沫炎Modern Romance402k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history 1960s + strong leads facing off + hilarious face-slapping wish fulfillment + bickering couple + farming during famine + getting rich through research] Rebellious, cocky, and charming instructor VS calm, cool, and calculating young master from the capital In her previous life, Nan Fengyun was known as Phantom, the world's strongest international assassin. But her arrogance got the better of her, and she was killed when her target ambushed her during a mission. Then she was rebo 732Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 563 这 I Don’t Want This Kind of Rebirth 这样的重生我不想要啊 Fifteenth of the Tenth Month拾月十五Urban313k WordsCompleted Being reborn isn't about having an easy, satisfying life. It's about walking the human road again through blood and tears! The hardships I've endured and the burdens I've borne aren't anything to be proud of. I'll just leave them in my memories. A simple, honest life, surrounded by a beloved wife and beautiful companions, is what truly matters... 271Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 564 军 1970s Military Marriage: The Capitalist Heiress Has a Spirit Spring Space 军婚七零，资本大小姐有灵泉空间 Jin Huohuo o金火火oModern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Period Setting] [Educated Youth] [Stockpiling] [Alternate World] [Stunning Heiress] [Violence] [Pocket Dimension] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] [Everyone’s Darling] [Face-Slapping and Putting Scumbags in Their Place] Jiang Zhitong had been venting online after someone doxxed her, and suddenly she became fabulously rich overnight! Not only did she gain a fortune worth hundreds of millions, she also unexpectedly awakened a Spirit Spring Dimension. With her identity laid bare, she worried her vast wealt 37.3kReads8.0Score5.9kShelves

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    Not naive or innocent, but humorous and funny.

15. 565 南 Tales of Nanyang’s Old Town 南阳老城往事 Feng Laojiu风老九Mystery137k WordsOngoing Memories of a bizarre and absurd era, somewhere in the 1980s and 1990s. A girl vanishes into thin air; two murders over a pair of corneas, with a condemned woman repaying her debt at the execution ground; a thousand-year-old pottery shard traps a rich heir for life; a murder in a narrow alley shrouded in mystery; a disfigured old man fishes for ghosts by the river; a family’s secret history spanning half a century... These stories offer more than an eerie atmosphere. They focus on the suffering, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No tropes, no system, no cheat codes, no time travel, no rebirth, no showing off or face-slapping—nothing at all… Zero AI, purely handwritten by a human. I'm not doing a money-making job; I'm seriously writing a readable storybook. Those who are destined to read it can savor it slowly; those who are impatient are also welcome. We'll meet again someday in the future.

16. 566 虐 After Putting the Villains in Their Place, I Head to the Countryside with My Pocket Dimension 虐完极品后，我带空间下乡做知青 Yang Da杨大Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) [Completed + Period Setting + Space + Not a Doormat + Feel-Good Read + Stockpiling + No-Nonsense + 1970s + Lovelorn Male Lead] At long last, she won a luxury five-star cruise for a summer getaway. But before she could even enjoy it, she dropped to her knees aboard the ship, in front of everyone! That single kneel sent her straight to the food-scarce 1970s. To her surprise, the top-tier luxury cruise ship came along too. Luxurious cabins, karaoke rooms, a game room, a study, a huge swi 2.6kReads8.8Score305Shelves

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    Literature from an era with high intelligence

17. 567 1 1870: From Coolie to Underworld Emperor 1870：从猪仔到地下皇帝 It's Me, Old Cat是我老猫啊Historical2.8M WordsCompleted The Gold Mountain of Jinshan, the Nine of Chen Jiu. Cast into exile overseas from the start, with nothing but the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled, how can he carve out a path to survival amid the anti-Chinese tide? Chinese tong factions fighting among themselves, Irish gangs closing in, officials signing discriminatory laws... Beneath this immigrant city flows a river of gold that devours all who enter it. The anti-Chinese tide is rising ever higher. Chen Jiu's six thousand disciples 14kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    It's a bit early.

18. 568 四 Siheyuan: I’m the Party Secretary at an Agricultural Machinery Factory 四合院，我在农机厂当书记 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A slow-paced story set in a bygone era! Multiple love interests, a crafty protagonist, no suffering in silence, and only a little edge. No mass-killing rampages. If that's not your thing, please move along! Zhang Xingguo's soul transmigrates into an alternate world, where he discovers that it's actually the famous Four-Sided Courtyard world. Since he's here, he might as well have some fun! He can't have come all this way for nothing. One little tip a day, and he'll rule the Four-Sided Courtyard 23.4kReads6.2Score884Shelves

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    A good novel about courtyard houses

19. 569 四 Siheyuan: What I Say Goes in This Canteen 四合院，这个食堂我说了算 Barbecue Sauce烧烤酱Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Renkang inexplicably finds himself in the world of Love in the Courtyard. He works his way up from a lowly kitchen helper to become the cafeteria director. What? Silly Zhu wants to cause trouble? Give him a beating and kick him out of the cafeteria. What? Qin Huairu wants a free ride? Ha, I won't do it unless I get something out of it. What? Yi Zhonghai wants me to take care of him in his old age? Dream on. I throw in my lot with Li Weimin and thrive. Watch Zhang Renkang take on the whole 16.1kReads7.6Score580Shelves
20. 570 六 The 1960s: I Married into a Treasure-Dungeon 六零，嫁进宝藏副本了 Lailai Dada睐睐哒哒Modern Romance700k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Adorable Kids + Slow-Paced, Cozy Daily Life + Working Hard to Build a Fortune + Male Lead] [The rating is low because it was just released and will go up! Sobbing, I never thought I’d be saying this one day~] At first, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. Everyone else who transmigrates gets a golden finger, while I can only piggyback on someone else’s.” Later, she thinks, “Guys, you have no idea. The little boss’s golden finger is really, really useful!” In short, the heroine 2.8kReads9.3Score147Shelves

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    Look at this! The writing style is humorous, the female lead is funny, and the supporting characters are hilarious. It's really fun.

21. 571 四 Siheyuan: My Fishing System Is Anything but Proper 四合院，我的钓鱼系统不正经 Zhang Youfu张攸伏Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted I wake up to find I've arrived in the 1950s, in Love in the Courtyard. As a man with a golden finger, is it too much to expect to be good at everything? Copying machine tools and building tanks are child's play. More importantly, under my leadership, the Dragon Kingdom will enter the age of standardized industrialization thirty years early and achieve its great goal of becoming the world's factory fifty years ahead of schedule. When the Indians cross the border, they won't be greeted by a three- 15.7kReads7.3Score544Shelves
22. 572 7 A Seventies Kid’s Diary 70后的青春日记 Gu Yuewei古月薇Modern Romance910k WordsOngoing The author’s real diary: the youth, school life, and everyday moments of the 1990s, along with her growing pains and struggles of the heart. The story follows an ordinary girl as she grows up. It is quiet and true to life. This is not a rural story. I didn’t know how to categorize it when I started writing; it’s about youth and school life. The heroine grows up in a family that favors boys over girls. In middle school, her mother would beat and scold her for no reason, even abuse her, and she de 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author based this novel on their own life, using their real diary entries. It's not a rural story; the author didn't know how to categorize it at the beginning, but it's likely a youth/school/adolescent story. The female protagonist lives in a family that favors sons over daughters. During middle school, she suffered from severe depression due to unwarranted beatings and abuse from her mother. However, limited by her social status, she couldn't escape the control of her family and struggled for half her life in a quagmire of suffering. The novel depicts the ups and downs of youth, school life, and the anxieties and struggles of growing up in the 1990s. The middle school content might seem naive; you can skip directly to the high school content.

23. 573 出 You Need Connections to Get Ahead? My Connection Is the Nation! 出来混讲背景？我的背景是国家！ Chattering Away多多嚷嚷Modern Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Fake Heiress and Real Heiress + Reborn + Strong Heroine and Strong Hero + System + Top Student + Patriotism + Academician In her past life, her younger brother was kidnapped, her parents and aunt died in a car accident, and her grandparents passed away from grief. Her cousin went missing, her female cousin jumped off a building, and she herself eventually died in a car accident. When she opens her eyes, Gu Yin is reborn! She has returned to the very moment her younger brother was kidnapped! 11.4kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves

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    The 1980s

24. 574 重 Can the Road to Rebirth Go Well? 重生路能走好吗 Xuan Zhi宣之Urban300k WordsCompleted Also known as Transmigrating to 1936: My Remarkable Life Who would choose to transmigrate here? Since you’re forcing me to do this, and I can’t beat you, I’ll run. I’ll hide from you. Surely that’s allowed, right? Ever since I’ve kept my distance from you, my life has been more exciting than you can imagine. 108Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 575 重 Back to Thirty Years Ago 重回三十年前 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted A magical watch lets her transmigrate back and forth between the present and thirty years ago. Thank goodness! This time, she has to seize the opportunity and save herself from her tragic fate. 904Reads7.7Score106Shelves
26. 576 四 Siheyuan: The Joy of Lying Flat 四合院：躺平是福 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Male-Channel Fanfiction863k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was filmed on a phone and brought into the world of a 1950s Siheyuan. Though Lu Yuan was born in the 1960s, he takes it all in stride. He worked hard all his previous life; this time, he’ll live for himself. As for the Siheyuan residents’ schemes and machinations, they have nothing to do with him. As long as they don’t threaten his interests, Lu Yuan can’t be bothered to get involved. This time around, he’s going to lie flat and live in comfort. 12kReads5.8Score547Shelves
27. 577 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Became the Aunt Who Died Young 穿越六零，我成了早夭的三姨妈 A Cup of Hot, Cooled Boiled Water一杯热的凉白开Modern Romance945k WordsOngoing [Transmigration, 1960s setting, golden finger, a touch of ensemble cast, cozy everyday life] A university counselor transmigrates to the 1960s and becomes the third aunt who died young in her previous life. In an era full of both opportunities and challenges, she firmly believes education can change one's fate and insists that her whole family study hard! When hardships arise, the family faces them together. When opportunities come, they pull together, ultimately finding lives completely differe 134Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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    This one's pretty normal, it's just still being updated, I'm following it every day!

28. 578 重 Back to 1985 to Stir Up the World 重返八五搅动世界 Koala's Great Adventure考拉大冒险Urban475k WordsOngoing Reborn in 1985, the first thing he does is sell his job to raise money for a business. He designs products, poses as a foreign investor, and creates a buzz to build up capital quickly. Inspired by real cases, the story depicts the history of Wenzhou merchants. 232Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book isn't simplistic or childish; it doesn't lower your intelligence and focuses on business and historical details.

29. 579 民 Republican Era: I'm the Bandit Mountain Rose 民国：我是土匪山里红 lie flat Is a Blessing躺平是福Urban824k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + Republic of China era + War of Resistance + Online Game + Female Protagonist + No Romance) A member of the Republic’s Fire Phoenix Special Forces, with a game in tow, transmigrates to the Republic of China in 1924. She becomes the top boss of the Heavenly King Stronghold in the Taihang Mountains, and the granddaughter of the leader of the bandits across the seven northern provinces. Not bad! There’s still time. With the items in her game inventory, she can put together a well-e 793Reads6.8Score107Shelves
30. 580 民 Bandit Village in the Republic of China 民国土匪村 Uncle Li of the Island Reef海岛礁的黎叔Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Period-drama fans, come take a look! (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no ghosts or gods, no System.) It covers romance, household intrigue, bandits, fierce resistance against the Japanese, fleeing famine, and the lives of educated youths. Everyone who’s read it says it’s great! Hei Niu and Xiu Zhen could have lived happily together, but because Xiu Zhen was so beautiful, bandits set their sights on her. By then, Hei Niu had become the chief steward of the Huang family estate. He learned that ban 3kReads8.1Score412Shelves

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    Then take a look at this book! I guarantee you'll love it.

31. 581 东 The Dongguan Years 东莞岁月 Diligent Happy Sheep勤奋的喜羊羊Modern Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Set in the late 1990s and early 2000s, this novel tells the story of migrant workers represented by a group of young men and women from the countryside in southwestern Henan. It paints a sweeping picture of their arduous struggle to make a living in the unfamiliar city of Dongguan, vividly recreating the bitterness and sweetness, hardships and joys, love and heartbreak experienced by young factory workers during that fiery era. 2.4kReads7.7Score174Shelves

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    I recommend novels set during the era of the southward migration for work.

32. 582 养 The Whole Village Mocked Me for Raising Fish, Then I Became a Tycoon 养鱼被全村嘲笑我反手成了大享 A Country Person一个农村人Urban128k WordsCompleted Reborn in the 1990s, I had a home with nothing in it and endured everyone's contempt. Everyone called me a dreamer and said fish farming would leave me dead broke. My family played favorites, my neighbors were mean, and everyone made things difficult for me. But I was determined to defy fate. With one fishpond, I could turn the tide! I proved the whole village wrong, made a fortune, and became the person they admired most! 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Authentic 1980s literature

33. 583 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.7kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
34. 584 八 The 1980s Contrast Group: I Drain the Luck from My Blessed Younger Siblings 八零对照组：我把锦鲤弟妹吸干了 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance546k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, so it’ll rise.) The day Lin Wanxing died, Jiang Fufu crouched in front of her, smiling as sweetly as a spring breeze. “Fourth Sister-in-law, I was the one who killed your whole family. I’ll take good care of your Lin family heirloom jade pendant.” When she opened her eyes again, she was back at the time she was carrying her third child. There was blood beneath her, and the door was locked from the outside. Her mother-in-law called her a bringer of bad luck, and her hu 3kReads5.9Score269Shelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

35. 585 抛 After Dumping the Boyfriend Who Put Her Through Four Years of College 抛弃供她上四年大学的男朋友之后 Diligent Happy Sheep勤奋的喜羊羊30k WordsCompleted After She Dumped the Boyfriend Who Put Her Through Four Years of College 266Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 586 一 I Accidentally Transmigrated into My Late Aunt 一不小心，穿成了我那早死的姑姑 Simple Mountain Birch朴实的山桠Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Fang Qingqing transmigrates as an aunt who died young. She vows to help her family become among the first to get rich, and to give them hope. Somehow, she ends up catching the attention of a man who will become a bureau chief in the future. She feels bad about holding back his career, but he keeps pursuing her at every turn. Note: In her world, her aunt died young. 4kReads8.2Score381Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend one of my own; it doesn't have any cheat codes or cheat systems, and it realistically recreates rural life in the 1980s.

37. 587 我 My Life: Saving Myself 我的人生，渡己 A Country Person一个农村人Urban241k WordsCompleted I moved from the countryside to the big city when I was twenty. On my first day at the factory, I was five minutes late. Those five minutes felt like a slap in the face, waking me up and changing my life. More than ten people crammed into one dorm room. For breakfast, I could only bring myself to buy a tea egg and soy milk. Watching others eat fried rice noodles, I secretly vowed to work hard and make a solid place for myself in the city. There was no sudden wealth and no romance, just a country 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 快 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras 快穿年代世界 Writing for Money写文赚钱钱Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted See how Lin Jiaojiao lives happily in worlds from different eras. (Note: The heroines have different personalities in each period story. Some have a golden finger, and others don't.) 1. She Has a Serious Illness in the 1970s 2. The Capitalist Darling of the 1970s 3. The Reborn First Wife of the 1980s 4. The Foil of the 1990s 5. She Transmigrates into a Scumbag Who Abandoned Her Husband and Child in the 1970s 6. The 1960s, When Sons Were Valued More Than Daughters 7. My Childhood Friend with a Po 13.4kReads8.1Score799Shelves
39. 589 缺 You Rotten System, Don't Stop Me. I'm Going to Make the Female Lead's Mom Die of Filial Piety 缺德系统别拦我，我要孝死女主妈 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out. It may go up later, or it might go down. Hahaha] Reborn as a cannon-fodder character in a story set in a bygone era, I landed in a latrine from the start. The good news: I awakened the [Bad Deeds System]. The bad news: I was in debt for a mountain of Bad Deeds Points. If I didn't pay them back, I'd have to keep being a background character. My biological mother was the heroine? She left after getting into college and went off to the capital to live happily with anoth 986Reads6.0Score—Shelves
40. 590 我 A Lifetime for Her and Me 我和她的这一生 A Country Person一个农村人Urban245k WordsOngoing In 1992, at the age of twenty, I left my hometown. My family was crippled by illness and poverty. We were on the verge of starving to death. If I stayed, we would all be trapped on that patch of barren soil. If I left, there might be a way for them to survive. The southern wind, laden with cement dust, swept into that big city filled with construction sites. This place had no name, only countless steel bars, scaffolding, and faces waiting to sell their labor. We came here to fight for our lives. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 591 嫁 Marry into the City and Get Rationed Grain 嫁到城里，吃上供应粮 Sweet Apricot甜杏子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (The heroine does not transmigrate, though she has some memories from a previous life. There are no truly awful characters in this story; everyone has their own strengths and flaws. The focus is on an unhurried life.) Jiang Xinbai was born in the countryside and dreamed of marrying into the city one day so she could have access to rationed food. So when she first met Yang Jinsheng, she knew her chance had come. She made her move without hesitation, flirted with him, and married him. At first sig 11.3kReads7.9Score692Shelves
42. 592 七 The 1970s: The Awakening and Comeback of the Comparison Group’s Younger Aunt, the Fake Heiress 七零：对照组小姑觉醒逆袭假千金 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance312k WordsCompleted When Liu Xinyi wakes up, she discovers she's become the awful sister-in-law in a period novel: lazy, greedy, sly, and hired to serve as a foil to the real heiress's family. In the book, she's a disposable character who drowns in a cesspit. Her mother, Zhang Cuiyun, was once a factory director's daughter, but an enemy switched her at birth, leaving her to suffer a life of hardship. Her three brothers and sisters-in-law will die horribly while seeking revenge, and her young nieces and nephews will 1.2kReads—Score102Shelves
43. 593 退 Five Years After Breaking Off the Engagement, a Powerful Man from the Seventies Begs for a Title and Coaxes Me into Having His Child 退婚五年，七零大佬求名分哄生崽 Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut, Chestnut栗子栗子栗栗子Modern Romance312k WordsOngoing [Period setting + raising a child + slice of life + reunion after a long separation + groveling ex] [Stunning interpreter vs. genius engineer and former soldier] At eighteen, Song Lingzhen met her arranged-marriage match, Liang Qi, for the first time. Back then, she was a country bumpkin from the countryside. Liang Qi, meanwhile, was the most unruly troublemaker in the residential compound. At their first meeting, Song Lingzhen didn't dare look at him for long. She only blushed in secret. Their 52kReads6.4Score6.1kShelves

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    The locals don't have any special advantages; the female lead gets into university and reunites with the male lead in Shanghai.

44. 594 恶 The Villainess Became the Contrast Character, and Her Whole Family Is Absolutely Terrifying 恶女穿成对照组，极品全家杀翻天 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Ancient Romance309k WordsCompleted Lin Huanyue transmigrates into an old-fashioned farming novel as the female side character who serves as a foil. Her family is notorious throughout the village: A stingy father who married into the family, a fake-sweet, scheming mother, an eldest brother who steals chickens and dogs, a second sister with expert tea-drinking skills, and another brother who excels at pretending to be ill. As for her, she is a spoiled, infamous little villain, doted on by her whole family. In the original story, th 271Reads5.9Score—Shelves
45. 595 被 Jilted Eight Times, She Became a Tycoon on Her Own 被退亲八次的她，靠自己成为首富 A Little Chubby One一只小胖砸Modern Romance315k WordsCompleted [Period setting + personal growth + two strong leads + devoted couple + farming + raising children + lost and found again + reuniting at the top] She is the village's shame, a woman who “can't find a husband.” Eight engagements have been called off, all because she has a younger brother. She wants to escape this village that devours people, even if the road ahead is uncertain. He is a bright moon fallen into the mud. Once a refined young master from a scholarly family, now all he has left is his 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Normal, clear, empathetic

46. 596 1 1979: Starting Out as Lei Dongbao, I Become a Tycoon 1979：开局雷东宝，我成首富 Fan of the Original Great River Flows East大江东去原著粉Male-Channel Fanfiction275k WordsOngoing [Period drama + farming + entrepreneurship + everyday life + if you only like brainless wish fulfillment, read with caution] The good news: I transmigrated. The bad news: I landed in 1979, dirt-poor. The worse news: I transmigrated into Lei Dongbao, the protagonist of the period drama I wrote, a hotheaded man destined to lose his wife young and end up in prison. The worst news: My only golden finger, my cheap brother-in-law, a chairman of a Fortune 500 company in the future, currently can’t stan 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is worth reading; it's a new genre.

47. 597 重 Reborn in 1979: Farming with My Sweet, Naive Wife 重生79带着娇憨媳妇来种地 Wanderer Through the Years岁月流浪人Urban453k WordsCompleted [Period drama + space-based farming + no face-slapping + cozy daily life + two heroines] A greasy middle-aged man from the 21st century is caught in a traffic accident. A time-traveling watch recognizes his soul as its master and activates, transporting him to a parallel timeline in the late 1970s. There, his wife is a gentle, obedient woman who works tirelessly and treats her husband as the center of her world. His sister-in-law, on the other hand, is quirky and refuses to bow to life's hardshi 495Reads6.6Score—Shelves
48. 598 暴 Get Rich! The Seventies’ Feisty Aunt Takes Down a Scumbag from the Start 暴富！七零作精小姑开局刀了渣男 Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Modern Romance172k WordsCompleted Song Xiaoxiao transmigrates into the 1970s as the beloved little aunt of a doted-on family. Her family treats her like a treasure, but she’s hopelessly lovestruck and gets swindled out of food and money by a scumbag educated youth. On the day she transmigrates, she figures out the plot. Under cover of darkness, she cripples the scumbag and empties his ill-gotten stash of cash. She thinks she can lie flat and live like a lazy fish, but then the [Universal Favorability Mall] suddenly opens Fiddleh 207Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 599 媳 My Wife Deng Xiaoyang, I'm Li Chaoyang 媳妇邓晓阳我叫李朝阳 Deng Xiaoyang and Li Chaoyang邓晓阳与李朝阳Urban13.4M WordsOngoing [Realism, political ups and downs, contests of human nature, and the turbulent 1990s] Political connections are the greatest resource. In 1985, I was discharged from the army and returned to my hometown. Though I had fought on the front lines and earned a third-class merit, I was still prepared to spend the rest of my life tending crops. While handling my paperwork at the township armed forces office, I met Li Shangwu, the head of the office. He was a transferred officer from another division in 57.8kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    It's both a political drama and a period drama, starting in the 1980s. The stories are realistic and down-to-earth. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up]

50. 600 我 Me, the Pig-Slaying Princess, Go Crazy and Carry My Whole Family to Victory! 我，杀猪郡主，靠发疯带躺全家！ Lv Fenghou, Who Likes Nini Bugs喜欢蚭虫子的吕风侯Ancient Romance486k WordsCompleted Lin Taotao becomes the foil to the heroine in a novel, starting out in hell mode. The heroine, Zhou Qiandan, is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Lin Taotao only knows how to butcher pigs and cattle. The heroine is adored and pampered by her whole family. As an only child, Lin Taotao is scolded by her parents for being too unruly. The heroine is graceful and gentle, a paragon of the capital. Lin Taotao is infamous for being crazy and gives everyone a headache. In the origina 140Reads—Score—Shelves

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