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

1. 351 奋 Striving in 1998: Grabbing Success and Beautiful Women with Both Hands 奋斗九八：事业美女两手抓 Chen Wangshu辰望舒Urban509k WordsOngoing Li Jianming, who had spent his life as a workhorse, is reborn. The first thing he does is save his father from an imminent mine disaster, completely changing his family’s fate. But this also entangles him in the fate of the young widow living upstairs. Then he discovers that his body and brain have been enhanced. He has an extraordinary memory and can effortlessly connect the dots. From then on, his studies progress by leaps and bounds, and he astonishes everyone. Beautiful campus queens keep ap 12.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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   It's alright, pretty normal. Not too exaggerated! As a long-time bookworm, I wholeheartedly recommend it; it's readable and worth reading!

2. 352 小 Pretty Boy Goes to the Countryside: Marrying Into a Female Officer's Family Is a Sweet Deal 小白脸下乡，入赘女军官软饭喷香 Frozen Lychee荔枝冻Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [One heroine + older sister heroine + mountain foraging + handsome live-in son-in-law + convenience store pocket space + playing dumb while hiding his strength] Lin Chen inherited the convenience store that had appeared in his dreams. Just as he reached a turning point in life, his biological mother pressured him to give his job to his stepbrother and go to the countryside to work as a peasant. Instead, he sold the job, used his trip to the countryside as an excuse to get his stepfather and moth 18.9kReads8.1Score1.5kShelves

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   This book is pretty good; it's not mindless.

3. 353 守 Alone in an Empty Room, While the Factory Director Next Door Holds Me Close at Night 守空房，隔壁厂长夜揽小蛮腰 Milky Pear Boba奶梨啵啵Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Both Pure in Love + Sweet Romance + Traditional Story, No Rebirth or Transmigration] [Pretty Widow + Untamed Steel Mill Director, With a Striking Difference in Build and Skin Tone, and Chemistry Through the Roof] After her husband dies in an underground accident, He Xiaohe becomes the “jinx widow” everyone at the steel mill thinks they can bully. Her vicious mother-in-law wants to seize her house, then sell her off to the countryside for a bride price. Her shamele 2.2kReads—Score102Shelves

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   It's quite normal to read book reviews.

4. 354 靠 Live Off the Mountains: Reborn in the 80s, I Keep a Low Profile in the Mountain Village 靠山吃山，重生80后我苟在山村 Wind Blows on the Iron Tree风吹铁树Urban3.1M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Li Qingyun's grandmother drugged him and stuffed him into a haystack, all to ruin his reputation so his cousin could take his place in the army. The result was his utter disgrace, the destruction of his family, and the loss of everything! This time, he is reborn in the haystack. He knows what is about to happen there. His eyes turn red… 12.6kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
5. 355 重 Reborn as a Simpleton, I Became a Billionaire by Collecting Scrap 重生二傻子，靠收破烂成亿万富豪 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban444k WordsCompleted A ninety-three-year-old man from another timeline transmigrates to 1982. His soul takes up residence in the body of a high school student nicknamed Ersha, or “Second Fool.” The student is known as the king of repeaters. At twenty-three, he is still in high school. The original owner of the body, Wu Dazhi, was nicknamed Gouzi as a child. Despite his towering build and weight of over two hundred pounds, he was timid by nature and afraid of trouble. People bullied him constantly, but he never dared 10.3kReads6.3Score819Shelves

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   My neighbor, Xiaoqiang, laughed so hard his jaw dropped after reading this book.

6. 356 重 Back to 1982: My Nine Daughters Are Stunning 重回82：我九个女儿美炸了 The Cat Watches the Flowers花猫子看花Urban1.5M WordsCompleted People say that reaching seventy is a rare feat. But at Tang Jiancheng’s seventieth birthday banquet, the guests were truly rare! Apart from the yellow dog at his feet, not a single person showed up! And yet, he had once been the father of nine daughters! Lost in painful memories, Tang Jiancheng drank himself unconscious. When he woke again, he had somehow returned to 1982, ten days after the birth of his ninth daughter... This time, he swore to protect his daughters and make sure not one of the 10kReads9.2Score1kShelves
7. 357 赶 Beachcombing: From the Start, One Sand Shovel Wins Me the Whole Beach 赶海：开局一把沙铲承包整个沙滩 Mountain Peak山峰Urban4.6M WordsCompleted (Daily life + lighthearted + beachcombing + tycoon) I dropped out of a top university and spent two years back in my hometown fishing village. Once the village's golden boy, I became a good-for-nothing everyone despised. Then one day, I discovered I could see my own luck stat and exchange points for beachcombing tools through a virtual screen. From then on, my life was like I had cheats enabled. With a sand shovel, I could easily earn thousands in a day. With a spade, I even dug up a whole bucke 130.1kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
8. 358 重 Reborn: I Became an Export Tycoon 重生后：我成了出口大亨 Horse Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的马Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever read a novel about rare earths? Well, this is one. Rebirth, System, technology, science, industry, the internet, rare earths, strengthening the nation, richest man, the 1980s, national destiny, manufacturing, agriculture, deserts, the Yellow River, the Yarlung Tsangpo River This book is complete. The author's new book, Four-House Courtyard, is premiering on Fanqie. It has the same satisfying pace as ever, so come read and follow along! 5.1kReads8.5Score351Shelves

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   Have you read any novels about rare earth elements? Have you read any books on top-level design? This one is... Extremely niche... Rebirth, system, technology, science, industry, internet, rare earth elements, powerful nation, richest man, era, national destiny, industry, agriculture, desert...

9. 359 重 Reborn as a Snowfield Hunter 重生之雪原猎人 Lord Jie of Wangxiang Pavilion望乡阁的界王大人Urban1.4M WordsCompleted On the border, Zhao Tiejun, the “Snow Wolf,” took several bullets while covering his comrades’ retreat. As his consciousness faded, he heard explosions roaring and his comrades shouting. When he opened his eyes again, he saw a dim kerosene lamp, an earthen roof, and his mother’s tear-swollen face. 6.1kReads6.2Score438Shelves
10. 360 高 I Faked My Death in a Fall from a Skyscraper, Then Took Over the Internet with a Million Fans 高空坠楼假死，我靠百万水军横扫全网 Horse Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的马16k WordsCompleted He Faked His Death by Falling from a Great Height, Then Swept the Internet with a Million Online Fans 42Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 361 重 Reborn in 1980: Hunting and Building a Life in the Changbai Mountains 重生1980我在长白山狩猎兴家 Lord Jie of Wangxiang Pavilion望乡阁的界王大人Urban1.2M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Qin Feng was a celebrated special-forces king and corporate chairman, yet he was lonely inside and carried deep regrets. After an accident, he is reborn in the winter of 1980, in a poor mountain village called Kaoshan Tun on the banks of the Tumen River, deep in the Changbai Mountains of Northeast China. He has become an eighteen-year-old youth. Drawing on his former combat skills, management acumen, and the steely resolve born of his desire to make amends for past regrets, 595Reads6.0Score—Shelves
12. 362 全 The All-Powerful Noble Daughter: She Takes on the Court and Wins Everyone's Love 全能异能嫡女：怼遍朝堂被娇宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing Yun Nuo, a level-ten superpowered survivor of the apocalypse, opened her eyes to find herself the least favored legitimate second daughter of a marquis's household. Her scumbag father was cold, her stepmother cruel, and her legitimate older sister dreamed every day of becoming crown princess. The whole family joined forces to torment her, just waiting for her to fall to her knees and beg for mercy. Yun Nuo smiled. Even the zombie king of the apocalypse had been tricked into calling her Daddy. 3.9kReads6.7Score471Shelves

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    After marrying Song Chengye, Wen Sui'an finally experienced the warmth of a family. There were no conflicts between her and her mother-in-law in the Song family, and her sisters-in-law were united in protecting her. Meanwhile, Shen Yubai struggled to let go of the past, silently caring for her. The starkly different emotions of their love pulled the female lead along as she embarked on her medical career, overcoming numerous obstacles.

13. 363 重 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: I Just Want to Be a Happy Fishing Bum 重生千禧：只想当个快乐的钓鱼佬 Lord Jie of Wangxiang Pavilion望乡阁的界王大人Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Reborn in the year 2000, he makes a living from the sea. He seeks neither immense wealth nor high office, only to be a happy, prosperous, carefree fishing guy on this pristine blue coast, making up for the regrets of his past life and living this one with freedom and boundless horizons. 451Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 364 官EN The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition 官场：一个小人物的野望 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Starting as a grassroots police officer in 2005, he repeatedly cracks major cases. Amid the treacherous twists and turns of officialdom, he carves out a distinctive path to promotion. 131kReads9.5Score14.9kShelves
15. 365 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, the Whole Family Gathered Around to Cry 四合院：开局全家人围着哭 As It Is, and As It Is Too亦然亦也Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing (Period Setting + Siheyuan Courtyard + Pocket Dimension + Mild Antagonism + Carefree + Multiple Heroines?) Li Zifeng was an utterly ordinary poor young man from a later era. After accidentally getting swept up in the transmigration craze, he was dropped straight into 1943, in Kaoshan Village. By chance, he became the apprentice of an eccentric master who spent all day drinking fake liquor and lived a carefree, easygoing life. He learned a unique set of unorthodox skills that were down-to-earth a 20.1kReads5.8Score1.1kShelves

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    Try this one, it's about dealing with supplies in the 1940s.

16. 366 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1980s, Married a Rugged Man, and My Best Friend Sends Supplies Through Space 穿书年代嫁糙汉，闺蜜隔空塞物资 Demon-Exposing Jing照妖静Modern Romance114k WordsOngoing [Period Setting] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Best Friends Share a Portable Space] [Devoted Husband] [Karma for Villains] [Building Wealth] [Sweet Romance, No Angst] Lin Shuangtang transmigrates into the book she just finished reading, whose ending was far from happy, and becomes the pitiful, frail heroine. In her past life, a scumbag man and a vile woman caused her death. At their wedding, the boy next door shot them both in the head. Watching Ji Mingxuan turn the gun toward his own head after a 9Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 367 重 My Reborn Stepsister Swapped Marriages, So I Married a Roughhewn Mind Reader and Won by Doing Nothing 重生继妹换亲，我嫁读心糙汉躺赢 Dou Xiaotian豆小甜Modern Romance335k WordsCompleted [Mind reading + period setting + swapped marriages + sweet romance + face-slapping revenge] Her reborn stepsister got first pick of the Pei family’s eldest son, who would become a business tycoon, leaving Jiang Ning with the second son, rumored to be a vicious brute destined to die young. Jiang Ning was forced to join the military and, faced with her burly, muscular husband and his fierce gaze, trembled on the outside while complaining furiously to herself: [Those pecs, that stamina… What a sham 109Reads—Score107Shelves

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    The female lead focuses on her career, with the male lead providing support. It's not a naive or overly sweet story; the male lead upholds traditional male virtues and loves only the female lead.

18. 368 胎 Born into the 1960s: Not a Drop of Milk Comes Free 胎穿六零：没有一口奶是免费的 Dragon Fruit Growing Toward the Sun火龙果向阳而生Modern Romance421k WordsCompleted Also known as: Reborn in the Great Famine of the Sixties: Lucky Girl Zhizhi Is Good at Drawing Up Grand Plans [Easygoing Period Piece] [System + Pocket Dimension] [Refined, Self-Serving and Beneficial to Others] [Family Life + Building a Fortune] [Mischievous + Protective + Lighthearted Comedy] [Taking Every Advantage + Lotus Root Traits + Leek Farming + Social Butterfly] [Scheming Little Cotton-Padded Jacket + Parents Who Push Themselves + Self-Reliant Retirement + Pushy Sister, Brother and Who 3.2kReads8.6Score308Shelves

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    This story's setting is quite interesting; it starts from the moment the female protagonist is reincarnated. [Smile]

19. 369 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Returning to the City After the College Entrance Exam 重生七零：高考回城 Flowers Turn to Brocade花成锦Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Romance · Period Setting · Semi-Alternate History + Farming + Studying + Business + Revenge Story] [Always repays a grudge · Cool-beauty heroine vs. Tiger-in-disguise · Handsome hero with striking features] After her scumbag husband gets her killed, Tang Wanqiu is reborn and wants to do just two things: First: settle the score with the Wang family. Second: take the college entrance exam, return to the city, and leave the godforsaken village of Xiahe. (Heroine: Tang Wanqiu; Shen Qings 23.7kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    Completed. Set in the 1970s, featuring educated youth sent to the countryside, and both the male and female leads possessing high intelligence and emotional intelligence, this revenge story follows the protagonists as they navigate their own destinies. There are no cheat codes or special abilities; the characters have normal thought processes.

20. 370 黄 Soybeans, Mung Beans, and Red Beans 黄豆绿豆红豆 Xiao Gui Ya筱诡呀Modern Romance20k WordsOngoing [Period setting + family and everyday matters + daily life + ensemble cast] This kind of story may not appeal to everyone, and my writing isn't particularly fancy either. If that bothers you, feel free to steer clear. [No System, no golden finger, no transmigration] It's simply a chat about everyday life in the 1980s, following an ordinary family in a town in the Central Plains across two generations. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend it.

21. 371 重 Reborn in 1978, I Take the College Entrance Exam with My Father 重生1978，我与父亲一起高考 The Great River Flows to the Sea大江入海流Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Period Setting, Entertainment, Rebirth, Martial Arts, Literary Great] This book, Reigniting 1978, is also known as Reborn: A Rainbow Road and Reborn in 1978: Literary and Martial Success! What makes someone a literary great? Do you think writing a few books and gaining a little fame makes you one? At most, that makes you a well-known author! Within the establishment, who would give you the time of day? A true literary great needs works that influence the entire world, but also the backing of mo 43.3kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves

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    I feel this is the only truly normal historical fiction; the others are just lacking.

22. 372 四 The Siheyuan Detective Who Started by Preparing Silly Zhu's Body for Burial 四合院从给傻柱收尸开始的刑警 Rabbit Gets Grass兔得草Male-Channel Fanfiction781k WordsCompleted Period drama + Farming Through Famine + Mystery and Investigation + Intriguing Mysteries + Courtyard House [No harem, no formula, no invincibility, no System, no brainless plot, satisfying read] On New Year's Eve in 2012, a frozen male corpse is found beneath Yong'an Bridge in Beihai Park. Was it murder, or was the body dumped there? The victim is Sha Zhu, and the person who collects his body is Xu Damao. What kind of bond ties their lives together? At the scene is a Shanghai-brand watch that ca 1.7kReads7.1Score—Shelves

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    [Awkward laugh][Awkward laugh][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs

23. 373 刘 Liu Zhihao's Years of Youth 刘志豪的芳华岁月 Third Aunt from the Farm农家三姑Urban223k WordsOngoing [Period novel + workplace + family + society] The story takes its time to unfold, growing richer the further you read. It is grounded in reality, depicting social life, education, love, careers, officialdom, and rural life in the 1990s, offering a sweeping portrait of everyday life in that era. After graduating from university, the protagonist, Liu Zhihao, is assigned to teach at a middle school in his hometown. From then on, his life enters a new phase as he witnesses the development of educati 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So true!

24. 374 我 I Am Li Huaide's Bodyguard 我是李怀德的警卫员 Lying-Flat Enthusiast躺客Male-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing Li Dahu, a soldier, served as Li Huaide's bodyguard. After leaving the military, he was assigned to the Hongxing Steelworks. This is the story of how he struggled through years of famine while supporting his three younger brothers and three younger sisters, and gradually built a better life for himself at the Hongxing Steelworks. 48kReads7.2Score3.1kShelves

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    Normal

25. 375 张 Zhang Sangou’s Get-Rich Journal 张三狗发财笔记 Wandering Immortal of the Northern Mountain北山浪荡仙Urban2.7M WordsCompleted A comedy novel with absolutely no pretensions. A poor boy from the mountains refuses to settle for an ordinary life and ventures out into the world, carving out a place for himself through his own efforts. The cast of bizarre characters will have you laughing out loud. It gets more and more exciting as it goes. San Gou grows more mature and more cunning, with more and more schemes brewing in his head. In the end, he makes it! He becomes a billionaire. His journey is a whirlwind of chaos and laug 58.4kReads8.7Score6kShelves

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    This book is toxic, don't read it! It will make you laugh until your stomach cramps and you'll fart like thunder.

26. 376 重 Reborn in 1976, My Father-in-Law Hopes I Die Every Day 重生1976，岳父天天盼我死 Weird-Tasting Bullfrog怪味牛蛙Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Rebirth + period setting + logging + no System] In his previous life, Chen Beishan was the chairman of a timber conglomerate worth tens of billions. As he died at his rosewood desk, the last document he received wasn’t an obituary. It was a lawyer’s letter from his son, contesting the inheritance. He opens his eyes in 1976, in the Greater Khingan Range, at minus forty-two degrees. He’s now the “softie Beishan” everyone at the logging camp calls a coward: a good-for-nothing who abandoned his p 880Reads6.5Score108Shelves

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    This is a high-quality period rebirth novel with a tight plot, novel setting, no system, and rich and delicate writing style. It has the feel of a period drama, depicting the rise of a lumberjack in a Northeast forest farm, creating a strong sense of immersion. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

27. 377 中 Starting Out as a Vocational School Student, I Worked My Factory to the Bone 中专生开局，我把工厂卷疯了 Peach Heart Rainbow桃心彩虹Modern Romance623k WordsOngoing A modern quality-control worker transmigrates to the famine years of the 1960s. The moment she opens her eyes, she faces a desperate situation: the high school entrance exam has been suspended, and she's being forced to go to the countryside. To avoid being sent down, she promptly skips grades, studies hard, gets into a technical secondary school, and secures a stable job at a state-owned enterprise, successfully escaping that fate. She doesn't have any miraculous talent that will make her famou 34.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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    The female protagonist passes the entrance exam for a vocational school and is assigned to a state-owned factory. A heartwarming slice-of-life story + her modern mechanical knowledge as she strives to build her career. [Heart][Heart]

28. 378 一 A Family of Three Goofballs Transmigrates to 1959 and Turns the Whole Clan Upside Down 一家三颠穿越59年代，掀翻全族 Rapid1急速1Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Synopsis: The whole family transmigrates + 1950s + space + difficult relatives + years of famine + family life + island + fishing + System + no brainless decisions Lin Haishen and his wife, Huang Shuyao, went skydiving to celebrate their son Lin Yanxi's twentieth birthday. They plunged from the sky and seamlessly crossed into another era, arriving in an island fishing village in 1959. From the start, they got straight to work, wielding a butcher's knife with impressive skill. Clan leader: “This 3.3kReads9.2Score329Shelves

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    A book with exceptionally strong logic, a book that requires critical thinking.

29. 379 过 Adopted Son, Part Two 过继二 Dreams of Spring and Autumn梦话春秋Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Wealth + power plays] [Reality + perseverance] [Life + passion] [Love + living] A man must be as tough as iron, but also as resilient as steel. Only then can he face the harshness of reality and the twists of fate, and rise to meet new challenges. I'm Zhao Erhai, and here's my story... 4kReads9.3Score490Shelves

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    The pinnacle of serious period fiction! A realistic theme! A truly authentic writing style!

30. 380 七 Seventies Sweetheart Marriage! The Policewoman Punches a Soldier King to the Ground 七零宠婚！公安军嫂一拳打倒兵王 Yuan Xingzhen鸢星珍Modern Romance543k WordsCompleted [Alternate historical setting + native-born protagonist + military marriage + no transmigration + no rebirth + everyday family life + love that grows over time + sharp-tongued, handsome male officer vs. beautiful, strong female police officer] When Li Mingyue was thirteen, the Li family saved her from being sold off by her relatives to an old bachelor. From then on, the Lis raised her well for nine years, and even helped her become the only girl in the village to graduate from high school. Just 6.1kReads8.7Score835Shelves

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    A heartwarming story set in a bygone era, depicting ordinary, everyday life, featuring normal people, and no truly awful characters.

31. 381 重 Reborn in a Northeastern Mountain Village: Fishing and Hunting Across Two Rivers and Two Nations 重生东北小山村渔猎两江两国 Student Tianya小学生天涯Urban4.0M WordsOngoing Please give this five stars. Please give this five stars. I don't have much education or skill, and I can't write fancy prose. I use ordinary people's language to tell an ordinary story. If you like it, I thank you for your support with a clasped-fist salute. If you don't, please be kind and don't flame me. An artist can't make a living without noble-minded patrons. I offer my thanks to all of you, my dear supporters. 41.1kReads8.2Score2.8kShelves

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    A story of rebirth in a bygone era, featuring adventures in a small mountain village in Northeast China, including fishing, hunting, farming, and more. It's a tale of life, food, and adventure.

32. 382 穿 Transmigrated into a Period Novel: The Villainess Is a Little Unhinged 穿进年代文：反派女配有点颠 Only Envy the Immortal Lord只羡仙君Modern Romance786k WordsCompleted Just because she made one snarky remark about people who were lovesick, Su Yitong transmigrates to the 1970s, becoming a young woman sent to work in the countryside in a remote, impoverished village. Still dazed, she takes a hostage and gets mistaken for an enemy spy, then locked in a woodshed. Only then does she realize she's transmigrated into a book as a melodramatic, ruthless villainess who meets a gruesome end! Follow the System's plot? Not a chance! This villainess loves doing the opposite 8.5kReads8.4Score556Shelves

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    The plot is a bit unpredictable, but I think life is often more unpredictable than novels. [Laughing][laughing]

33. 383 重 Reborn in 1992: Rising to the Top Starting in Middle School 重生1992，从中学开始逆袭 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing In his previous life, Lin Wenjie was made a fool of. His father was framed, and his family was destroyed. Reborn in his high school days, he planned to use his memories of the future to earn his first fortune, save his family, and crush his enemies. Then he would live a happy, peaceful life. But by chance, he bought a damaged little tower from an antiques dealer, and it set him on the path to immortal cultivation. From then on, he kept finding priceless treasures and made a fortune in the stock 14.9kReads8.4Score2kShelves

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    These two books are pretty good, worth reading. [Laughing emoji][laughing emoji]

34. 384 弃 Leaving Love Behind in the 1970s: The Doctor Goddess Orphan Is Doted on by the God of War 弃爱七零，医神孤女被战神独宠了 Gave It a Shake, and Got Yao摇了个瑶Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Others transmigrated to the 1970s, and Wen Sui'an did too! While others who transmigrated either latched onto powerful patrons or brought along a pocket dimension, Wen Sui'an was lucky enough to get the Qihuang System! She can only earn points by treating and saving people. No patients, no perks. The original owner was a timid pushover, arranged to share a household with Shen Yubai and look after two little ones. Her future stretched out before her, filled with grievances and thankless chores. S 10.1kReads8.1Score1.2kShelves

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    After severing ties with the Ye family, Wen Suian arrived in Guangzhou and became Song Chengye's personal caregiver. Day after day, she administered acupuncture to help the paralyzed Song Chengye stand up again. Song Chengye admired her resilience and gave her his whole heart. His in-laws and sisters-in-law lived in harmony, and everyone cherished and pampered her.

35. 385 穿 I Transmigrated to the 1960s and Activated a Storage Ring 穿越60年代，我激活了储物戒指 Black Yunnan Maple黑云南枫Urban2.1M WordsOngoing Zhu Chengcai is an ordinary wage slave who dreams of getting rich overnight and living a blissful life: waking up naturally after a good night's sleep and counting so much money his fingers cramp. Instead, he has ended up as a wage slave with not a moment to spare. Just as he's preparing to return to his hometown, lie flat, and wait to die, he saves a little girl on the road and unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1960s, where he accidentally activates a storage ring he'd obtained by chance. So Zh 45.7kReads7.9Score5kShelves
36. 386 两 Love Between Two Generations: An Inescapable Bond 两代情之逃不出的羁绊 Midnight Woodpecker午夜啄木鸟Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A bloody maelstrom was set in motion by a marriage swap in the late 1980s. One bride died, and the other fled. The humiliation Hua'er endured on her wedding night is enough to make anyone blush with shame, while the hardships Zijun faced as she fled her marriage are deeply moving. Though the story is named for two generations, it is really about three generations and the sweeping changes in their views on love, marriage, and life. It also shows China's tremendous economic boom and the profound s 5.6kReads9.0Score735Shelves

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    This is very interesting; it's about everyday family life.

37. 387 七 Tales from an Old Hutong in Northeast China in the 1970s 七十年代东北老胡同里的故事 Hanjiang's Fair Complexion汉江的白晰Modern Romance533k WordsCompleted After struggling to survive in the apocalypse, Hua Qianyue died unexpectedly, only to encounter a blunder caused by a careless underworld official in the afterlife. After a tense negotiation, she failed to return to her body in the apocalypse. Instead, she arrived in a bustling old alley in Northeast China in 1968, carrying her personal space, healing abilities, and the medical legacy of Hua Tuo and the Qing Nang Jing, which the underworld had given her as compensation. She had become an insigni 18.6kReads6.7Score2.6kShelves

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    I highly recommend this one; it's a true female protagonist novel.

38. 388 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 21.6kReads8.8Score931Shelves

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    It's about simple, ordinary happiness. The eldest brother and the female lead have a family that's a bit awful, but they haven't harmed her. The male and female leads have strong moral values, don't engage in any shady dealings, and know how to keep their flaws hidden.

39. 389 当 Years After Becoming a Stepmom, I Realized I Had Transmigrated into a Book 当后妈几年后才发现自己穿书了 An Old Friend of Ten Years十年旧人Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted Wang Qingyao dies suddenly on her way to work overtime and becomes a third-year university student in the 1980s. She is quite pleased with this wonderful era: university graduates are assigned jobs, with secure positions and generous pensions after retirement. After all, Wang Qingyao had died on her way to work. Unfortunately, before she can enjoy herself for two days, her new body's father falls off a mountain and lapses into a coma. The hospital can't treat him, but recommends a renowned doct 1.6kReads7.9Score113Shelves

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    She was forced into marriage, and although the man treated her very well, they eventually divorced, and she never had children.

40. 390 老 An Old Woman Reborn in the ’80s: I’d Rather Live Life on My Own Terms! 老太重生八零：不如潇洒走一回！ Jin Shiniang锦十娘Modern Romance249k WordsCompleted (Period setting + rebirth + everyday life + ensemble cast + family drama) In the early part of the novel, the female lead, newly reborn, simply goes about her life as usual, without giving much thought to living it again. But after giving birth to her daughter, she gradually comes to understand. She begins living a radically different, carefree life! Some people aren’t worth wasting your breath trying to reason with. Some things are worth doing boldly. If there’s something you want, go get it. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No cheat codes, no madness, not a wish-fulfillment story. The male lead's temper worsens with age, and the female lead, reborn, gradually corrects his personality flaws. Not a saintly figure, but not one prone to rage either; a pure rebirth story set in a bygone era, aiming for less regret and more warmth. The female lead also changes her previous preference for sons over daughters towards her children, making amends for past mistakes. It's the kind of story where life unfolds gently like a slow-paced stream, suitable for a quiet, thoughtful read.

41. 391 四 Siheyuan: After Being Reborn, I Can Open a Blind Box Every Day 四合院：重生后我能天天开盲盒 Shang Luoshan尚洛杉Male-Channel Fanfiction603k WordsCompleted Protagonist: Zhao Lei; Role: An unemployed street loafer, a marginal member of the Zhao family, unloved by both parents Golden finger: Blind Box System Goal: Lie flat every day, with food and drink aplenty and no need to work Synopsis: Zhao Lei grew up as a left-behind child in his previous life. By an unexpected twist of fate, he is reborn in 1959 while staying at a hotel. It is the first year of the natural disasters, and as a modern young man used to having plenty to eat and drink, he absolut 39.1kReads6.4Score1.9kShelves

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    The most numerous historical documents are those about courtyard houses.

42. 392 穿 The Book Transmigrator Swapped Brides, Married in Her Place, and Raised Fish. I Returned to Win Without Lifting a Finger 穿书女换亲替嫁养鱼，我回归躺赢 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance118k WordsOngoing [Reclaiming Her Body + Emotional Push and Pull + Family Life + Devoted Husband + Marriage Before Love] Su Wan's body was taken over by a woman who had transmigrated into a book for three years. During that time, the transmigrator pulled one outrageous stunt after another. First, she plotted, "Dad marries into the family, and I get rich," tricking her father into marrying a rich woman. Then she forced the wealthy woman's son, a future business tycoon, into her grasp. She had her eldest sister tak 6.7kReads—Score157Shelves

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    The transmigrated woman in the book was forced into a marriage of convenience and raised fish; I returned to a life of effortless success. The transmigrated woman's actions are explosive and unpredictable, even including a plot where her father marries into her family and she becomes incredibly wealthy. It avoids the cliché of a simpleton in a courtyard house struggling to settle accounts, but it does feature the story of an old house burning down, a wrong marriage that happens just in time for spring, and the emotional turmoil of "he gave in for half his life, and I wasted the other half." It's very good.

43. 393 军 A Sweet Military Marriage: The True Heiress Is Spoiled by the Coldhearted Soldier King 军婚超甜：真千金被高冷兵王宠哭 Qian Yu黔渔Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Pocket-Space Farm + Marriage Before Love + Wife-Chasing Funeral + Triplets + Transmigrate Into a Book] [The leads divorce and then remarry. They really do get divorced.] Yu Beibei transmigrated into the real heiress and troublesome supporting female character in a period novel about a real and fake heiress. Yu Beibei existed solely to make the “heroine,” the fake heiress, look kind and virtuous. Yu Beibei: “...” Whoever wants this j 13.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    70, 80, And 90 are all completed works.

44. 394 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 101.2kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    My top three

45. 395 穿 I Transmigrated as a Brash Villainess and Tricked an Amnesiac Big Shot into Becoming My Live-In Son-in-Law 穿成泼作女配，骗失忆大佬当赘婿 Sugar Tangerine沙糖橘子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period drama + everyday warmth + daily life + emotional tension + building wealth + happy ending] This is not an angst-filled story. Su Man transmigrates into a book, finding herself in an unfinished, melodramatic rebirth novel... as a lazy, greedy, foul-tempered villainess in the late 1970s. The original owner gets into danger in the wild and is saved by a powerful man with amnesia. In a series of foolish acts, she tricks him into thinking he's a fugitive, hides his military ID, and forces him 21.4kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves

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    A well-written story set in a normal historical period, very enjoyable, with no special abilities or spirit circles. The plot is fresh, the characters are intelligent, and the logic is strong! It gets even better later on! The female lead transmigrates, struggles to build her fortune, is pulled in her place by the male lead, and later becomes pregnant. The male lead suffers from amnesia, is reborn, becomes a live-in son-in-law, a powerful figure, and dotes on, protects, and pursues his wife. There's no system or special abilities; it's a humorous slice-of-life story filled with everyday warmth.

46. 396 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 83kReads9.4Score13.3kShelves
47. 397 五 The 1950s: Starting Out as an Apprentice 五零：从学徒工开始 Gold Always Shines, and I'll Be There是金子总会有我的Modern Romance461k WordsCompleted [Period setting + native protagonist + daily life + career + no golden finger] [An ordinary story about ordinary people] Her parents wanted Baolan to take her eldest brother's place in an arranged marriage. Baolan refused. Baolan passed the worker recruitment exam. Starting as an apprentice, Baolan attended night school, got promoted, bought a watch, bought a bicycle... Little by little, she built herself a good life. 34.6kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
48. 398 八 Military Marriage in the 1980s: Big Shots from Every Walk of Life Call Me Grandma 八零军婚：各界大佬都认我当孙女 Jiujiu Candy啾啾糖Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later + building wealth + super sociable heroine + 1,800 schemes + 18 powerful grandpas] The heroine is a renowned master of making big promises. She loves getting something for nothing, and even a dog passing her has to leave two hairs behind before it can go on its way. She transmigrates into the body of a stupid, overweight woman who’s also been swindled out of her money by a scumbag. The more Wang Xiuxiu thinks about it, the angrier she gets. Damn it! First, she gives h 7.8kReads9.2Score895Shelves
49. 399 重 Back to 1982: Casting Nets to Save the Village Belle and Make the Whole Village Rich 重回82：撒网救村花带全村致富 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Back at the age of twenty, he's known throughout the village as a no-good loafer. But no one knows he's returned carrying the regrets and memories of his previous life. He catches and sells fish, hunts in the mountains, and earns his first fortune through hard work. Before the flood hits, he even issues an early warning and organizes an evacuation, saving countless lives. From the village to the county, from small-time trading to grand strategies... In this life, he won't just clear his name. He 26kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves

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    No system, no special abilities, no cheat codes, logically sound, and well-written.

50. 400 八 An ’80s Contract Marriage: Engineer Lu, Please Behave Yourself 八零合约婚约：陆工，请矜持 Loves Tyrant Strips爱吃霸王丝Modern Romance165k WordsCompleted When Shen Jianwei opened her eyes, she had become a stand-in bride in the 1980s. The man everyone else saw as a living hell was Lu Qingyan, a cold, chaste engineer who was marrying her only to fulfill an obligation. Shen Jianwei smiled. Perfect. All she needed was a stepping stone. On their wedding night, they agreed on three rules: no interfering, no caring, and no falling in love. Later, Shen Jianwei’s clothing factories spread across the country, and she became a famous millionaire. She ha 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is aloof and unattainable, while the female lead works hard to build her own success. Gradually, the male lead is captivated by her charm and falls in love with her. Their relationship develops slowly and steadily, making it a very enjoyable and sweet romance novel. [Thumbs up][Laughing]

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