Period Pieces: No Marrying First and Falling in Love Later, No Rugged Heroes 年代文，不先婚后爱，不糙汉

1. 51 古 From Ancient Times to the Modern Age: The Willful Young Lady of the 1960s 古穿今：六十年代任性大小姐 Another Road另路Modern Romance417k WordsCompleted [Childhood sweethearts / gentle male lead and lively female lead / no golden finger, black market / ancient-to-modern transmigration / past and present lives / coming-of-age romance] In her past life, she was a sheltered young lady, and he was a stern, aloof scholar who, unable to pass the imperial exams, became her family’s tutor. The court was in turmoil. When Yun’an City, where the young lady lived, fell, enemy troops stormed in to burn, kill, and plunder. Her family abandoned her because she 4.9kReads8.7Score454Shelves
2. 52 八 After Losing Her Memory in the 1980s, a Street Loafer Shows Up at Her Door with a Child! 八零失忆后，街溜子带娃找上门！ Ping An'an苹安安Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted Complete. Jiang Cheng's peaceful life is shattered when a father and son show up at her door with scowls on their faces! She looks at the man, who's got a real roughneck vibe, then at the little boy who looks exactly like she did as a child. The little boy reaches out and calls for a hug in his babyish voice. Before Jiang Cheng's brain can catch up, her hands have already picked him up. Inside, she lets out a scream: When on earth did I have a kid?! Well, they're already here. And she has to adm 4.3kReads8.6Score237Shelves
3. 53 七 A Military Wife’s Ambitions in the 1970s 七零军嫂事业忙 Li Furong栗芙蓉Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Pocket Dimension + Joining the Army + Career-Oriented Female Lead + Rugged Man] For some reason, Jiang Nian dreamed of her late parents. Then she used her mother’s bracelet to unlock a wondrous pocket dimension. Guided by the scenes in her dream, she began selling off the family’s assets and stockpiling supplies. One quiet night, Jiang Nian transmigrated to 1973. Believing that when in Rome, one should do as the Romans do, she began her new life. The benefactor who saved her ad 1.9kReads7.3Score174Shelves
4. 54 什 What? Raising Eight Kids in the Sixties? 什么？六十年代，养八个崽崽？ The Lingering Echoes of Daliang余音绕大梁Modern Romance939k WordsOngoing To escape the mustard-seed realm, Qiu Shui agreed to trade places with Tang Yun and raise her children. She never expected that the moment she got out, she would find herself facing a childbirth ordeal that nearly killed her. After fighting to give birth, she looked at the baby on the bed and the children standing in front of her: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. She fainted on the spot. Right now, she kind of wanted to die and have her soul scattered. Lin Ming, a university stude 5.8kReads8.3Score394Shelves
5. 55 说 You Said I Wasn't Good Enough? I Married a Rogue Soldier Instead, So Why Are You Crying? 说我不配？我改嫁军痞你们咋哭啦 Huo Yan Le Lei火炎雷蕾Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Devoted Couple + Face-Slapping + Sweet Romance + Marriage After Pregnancy + Husband Chases His Wife to the Crematorium] At 49, Tang Ning lies in a hospital bed. Though she spent most of her life in a loveless marriage, she is still grateful that Heaven gave her a son before she married. She devoted her life to helping her husband, Song Zhenxing, rise to the top, and raised their son to become the youngest member of the core team, with a bright future ahead. 3.1kReads7.1Score314Shelves

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   Great, great, I really like it.

6. 56 重 Back to the 1970s, Spoiled at the Cost of My Life by a Sinister Tycoon 重回七零，被阴戾大佬拿命宠 Lamb Who Loves Spicy Food爱吃辣的小羊羔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + building wealth + food + adorable child + redemption] Reborn, Xia Chuhe rolled up her sleeves and got to work, facing a family that barely had enough to eat or wear. Pickled pepper bullfrog, braised fish, braised pork, marinated meats... Every day, she carried all kinds of delicious food through the black market, raking in stacks of cash and ration coupons. In her previous life, she was brutally murdered. The “madman” she had always feared went mad for her, avenged her 7.2kReads8.8Score471Shelves
7. 57 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves

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   I recommend reading the first book first; it's great. If you don't want to read it, you can listen to the audiobooks narrated by multiple people—it's amazing!

8. 58 八 Pretty Eighties Stepmom Marries a Factory Director and Raises the Kids 八零漂亮后妈，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Huo Beishan霍北山Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Short drama: I Became a Stepmother in the 1980s] The 1980s, stepmother, raising kids, everyday life, love after marriage The moment she opens her eyes, Si Nian finds herself in a period novel as a fake heiress. She’s sent back to the countryside to marry a twice-married man in place of the real heiress, and has to raise a whole brood of children. To make matters worse, she runs into the real heiress, who has been reborn. In her previous life, Lin Sisi was pressured by her family into marrying a 56.1kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
9. 59 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 54.2kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
10. 60 七 Seventies Memories: I Married the Meatpacking Plant Director 七零记事，我嫁给了肉联厂厂长 A Bunch of Drunken Jasmine一束醉茉莉Modern Romance328k WordsOngoing [Mutual firsts + one-on-one romance + rugged man + sweet-talking girl + bickering couple + love that grows over time + everyday family life] P.S. The heroine is a clingy, coquettish girl with no real ambition. She takes life as it comes! Their age difference is nine years!!! An unexpected spot check on educated youths sent to the countryside set off a frantic wave of matchmaking at the Song family home. Zhao Qinghua stroked Song Anqiu’s hair, her heart aching with affection. She would never let 116Reads8.2Score—Shelves
11. 61 小 Wild Beauty in the Alleyways 小巷人家野色澜珊 Probably Lazy to Death估计是懒死的Female-Channel Fanfiction306k WordsCompleted The female lead is Wu Shanshan from Xiaoxiang Renjia, paired with Gu Yiye from Ace Troops. [Celebrity fans who hate this, please don’t come in. If reading this makes you uncomfortable and you give me a low rating, I really won’t understand. Fans of the original work, please steer clear too. No hard feelings, and thank you, everyone. It’s not easy for those of us writing cheesy stories, so let’s be understanding of each other!] The narrow lane is as cramped as ever. Swept along by the tide of the 695Reads8.2Score100Shelves

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