Historical-Era Stories About Powerful, Ruthless Characters: Look No Further 年代，大佬，狠人文就看我就对了
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- 51 In This Period Novel, My Whole Family Became Useful Tools 年代文里，我全家都成了工具人 (1960s + military marriage + doting husband + triplets in one pregnancy + fleeing famine) The heroine is sweet and charming, and the hero knows how to woo her! Jiang Youyu transmigrates into the 1960s and becomes a wicked village girl who bullied the original heroine. She thinks she’s doomed and prepares to wait for death... Wait! She said wait for death, not wait to be doted on! Her three older brothers treat her like the apple of their eyes, her grandparents call her their good girl, and her o 228Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 52 The 1970s: My Wife Is a Delicate Flower 七零之媳妇是娇花 [Military marriage + 1970s + devoted love + everyday family life] At 21, Xie Junyang was a handsome, cold, taciturn soldier king. At 17, Lin Nuo was soft and adorable, with an intensely possessive streak. Xie Junyang had thought he’d be alone for the rest of his life, but fell in love with Lin Nuo at first sight. He went to great lengths to marry her, then showered her and the whole family with love. “Big brother, hug me, kiss me, and lift me up high!” The cold-faced soldier king who terrified o 122Reads6.6Score—Shelves
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Transmigrating into the 1960s as a Young Educated Youth 穿越六十年代小知青
(Complete) (Parallel world + spoiled younger man + military marriage + devoted husband + raising kids) Xu Ning transmigrated into a book, ending up as a minor character in a period novel, a young woman who had gone to the countryside with her younger brother to become an educated youth. Lin Miao, another educated youth, was an internet celebrity from the 21st century, while the male lead was an educated youth from the capital. Their tangled love story made life miserable for everyone in the educ
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Reborn in 1975: Starting Out in the Steel Mill Compound 重生1975：从钢厂大院开始
A worker for a father, a mother who died young, an indulgent older sister, and him, as foolish as they come. Reborn in 1975, Li Xiao discovered that his former self had threatened suicide to force his parents’ hand, given his job to a gold-digging woman, become an unemployed good-for-nothing who loitered in the streets, and made his sister and brother-in-law cry. Since that was how things stood, he’d set himself a small goal: first, spoil his whole family rotten!
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Li Laosan's Little Life 李老三的小日子
Reborn! Reborn! Reborn! Timeline: kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and adult life. The story focuses on everyday life and family squabbles before college, with a lighthearted, comedic tone. College marks a change in style: after helping his brother, the protagonist's past is exposed, and he has no choice but to become an arms dealer... Well, here's a cup of rough wine: to the fallen heroes above, and to the people suffering below.
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- 56 My Name Is Jing Yunhui 《我叫景云辉》 In his previous life, Jing Yunhui stood up for a friend and smashed his own future with a beer bottle. After ten years in prison, he learned that his girlfriend had married the friend he trusted most. By the time he was free again, his life was already in ruins. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, the night that changed his fate. This time, he seizes the initiative and claws his way back from having nothing. Facing those who betrayed and deceived him, and are waiting to watch 376.9kReads9.2Score53.8kShelves
- 57 Reborn in 1920: The Godfather of Chinatown 重生1920，唐人街教父 [Not a wish-fulfillment story + Strong logic + No mindless choices + No golden finger + Multiple heroines + Decisive and ruthless + Alternate history] Muay Thai fighter Lin Chuhe transmigrates to San Francisco's Chinatown in 1919 after an accident. It isn't long before his exceptional fighting skills catch the eye of a gangster's son, who brings him into the organization. This is an era where opportunity and danger go hand in hand. Given a second chance at life, Lin Chuhe once again has the abi 10Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 58 Hong Kong Crossover: From Young and Dangerous to Seizing Power in Southeast Asia 港综：从古惑仔到东南亚谋国 [Hong Kong crime drama + boss + gangsters + multiple heroines] In his previous life, Shen Sheng was a white-glove fixer. After transmigrating into a Hong Kong crime drama world, he turns his back on the gray areas and steps into the darkness. Starting with Wo Hop To, he uses profit as his bond, rises to power in Hong Kong, expands into Southeast Asia, and plots to seize control amid the region's turmoil in the 1980s. This is how Time magazine describes Shen Sheng in the future: A shadow over Sou 10.4kReads7.0Score334Shelves
- 59 A Young Man's Years in the Jianghu 少年之江湖岁月 The jianghu is a road with no return, a maze, an abyss. Some manipulate events from the shadows, while others struggle for their lives in the mire. Watch who rises above them all, and who comes crashing down. 19.5kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves
- 60 Reborn in the 1990s: From Street Punk to Business Tycoon 重生90年代，从混混到商界狂龙 In her previous life, Li Xiangdong was reckless and arrogant in his youth. He ran with street gangs, was buried in gambling debts, and turned a perfectly good life into a complete wreck. His mother died of illness, his father lost all hope in him, and his younger sister dropped out of school and married young. As he lay dying, regret tore him apart. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in 1992, at the age of eighteen. This time, he would stop fighting and stop wasting his days. Starting wi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Old Tales of a Small Town: The Underworld 小城旧事之黑道江湖 In the underworld, no one controls their own fate. At 18, they were the big names at school. At 20, they were making a name for themselves in the underworld. At 25, they were the role models every young thug wanted to imitate. By 30, they had become a gang that stopped at nothing. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 The Drifter's Road Home 混子的归途 With my brothers by my side and guns in our hands, let’s see who gets to call the shots in this underworld! I may stay out of the underworld, but once I step in, I’ll make every thug submit and every boss get out of my way. I’ll become the... king of this underworld! New book: Underworld Boss: Starting as a Veteran. Now serializing to great acclaim! 29.5kReads9.2Score2.2kShelves
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I Donated Billions in Assets, Then Transmigrated to the Famine Era! 捐了亿万资产后，穿饥荒年代！
[The 1960s + blended family + both leads’ first relationship + raising kids + copy space + outspoken heroine + everyday life] [The short drama is now streaming. Search for “A Heart Like Fine Brocade.”] In her previous life, Qiao Yu had cancer and never married. She made a fortune using her special space to buy cosmetics overseas for clients. After dying young, she finds herself in the difficult 1960s. The bad news: her late husband left behind two children, and her current husband has adopted th
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- 64 What a Shock! I Landed a Secure Government Job in the 1960s 惊！我竟在六零端上了铁饭碗 [Set in a bygone era + Transmigration + Inspirational + Heartwarming + Everyday family life + City job] After saving a cat just after finishing the college entrance exams, Su Yuhe became a vegetable. A year later, she transmigrated into the body of Su He, a girl from Nanshan Village in the 1960s who had heard that the college entrance exams had been suspended, missed a step, and drowned. Suddenly transported to the countryside of the 1960s, Su He had no phone, no electricity, no internet, and n 22.6kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
- 65 Transmigrated to the 1970s: My Young Thug of a Husband Is Surprisingly More Than Meets the Eye 穿越七零，小混混老公竟深藏不露 (Transmigration + Spatial Dimension + Sweet Romance + Marriage First, Love Later + Raising Kids + Everyday Family Life) Su Xieqiu grew up with a father who didn't care for her and a mother who didn't love her. Her grandparents, who raised her, passed away early, too. After working hard to buy a home in a big city, she wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated to the planned-economy era of the 1970s. The original owner was an educated youth sent to the countryside. She was timid and a little 81.6kReads9.2Score7.6kShelves
- 66 EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves
- 67 Transmigrating Through Thirty Years of the 1960s 穿越六零三十年 [Period] [Transmigration] [Space] [Reborn] [Educated Youth] [A Light Ensemble Cast] [Building Wealth] [The 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s] Chen Xi, the heroine, is transported to the 1960s by a silver-white dragon-and-phoenix ring. She becomes a ten-year-old girl with the same name, and her dream comes true: she gains an enormous space for farming and raising livestock. Blinded by a handsome face, she even takes in the gorgeous Chu Xuan. The only thing she regrets is giving him too much spirit spring w 13.5kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
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After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子
After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye
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- 69 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 141.6kReads9.5Score11.6kShelves
- 70 I Land a Government Job by Gossiping in a Period Novel 我靠吃瓜在年代文里拿编制 This novel has undergone a major revision [transmigration; gossip; System; getting rich; male lead; transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s] Jiang Panyu's greatest passion in life was gossip. She was like a melon-eating mouse in a field, always showing up wherever there was juicy gossip, right at the heart of the action. One day, she got so caught up in watching two old ladies brawl that she completely lost herself in the excitement. A brick in one of the old ladies' hands sent her straight to 3.6kReads9.0Score337Shelves
- 71 Reborn in a Bygone Era: A Captivating Beauty Who Knows How to Flirt 重生年代：千娇百媚小撩妻 Xiao Yu, a university student from the 21st century, was reborn in the 1950s in another time and space. With a space at her disposal, Xiao Yu resolutely pursued her dreams. She crossed paths with a dark-skinned guy, but he wasn't part of the plan. See you later! Zhao Yiheng thought about Xiao Yu becoming someone else's wife. Damn it! He couldn't even bear to think about it! Zhao Yiheng was furious. He didn't care who the other girls married, but Xiao Yu could only marry him. She could only be hi 898Reads9.3Score101Shelves
- 72 The Mystic Arts Big Shot Raises a Cute Little Darling in the 1970s 玄门大佬在七零做团宠小萌宝 Qin Xianxian had lived for three thousand years and had finally reached the day she could ascend. But the heavenly tribulation simply refused to let her go. With one last devastating strike, Qin Xianxian died on the spot. When she opened her eyes again, she was a three-year-old baby in China in 1970. Luckily, her father doted on her, her mother loved her, and her grandparents spoiled her. It wasn't so bad. While being pampered by her family, Ancestress Xianxian spoiled them in return, helping th 1.3kReads9.3Score144Shelves
- 73 As a Widow, I Struggled to Make It in the 1980s 穿成寡妇的我在八零奋斗 Li Miaomiao was a hard-working corporate drone, on the verge of a long-awaited promotion. But after falling asleep, she woke up back in the struggling 1980s, widowed and saddled with two children! Staring at the old woman weeping nonstop before her, the scrawny girl standing by her bed, and the baby still in swaddling clothes, Li Miaomiao felt that something was terribly wrong. What on earth had she done to deserve this? A major incident had recently shaken Xie Family Village: Wang, the old wom 79Reads9.1Score103Shelves
- 74 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
- 75 Reborn in the 1960s: Living the Lazy Life with a Heavenly Realm 重生六零：带着天庭空间咸鱼翻身 The heroine is reborn in the 1960s. When she grows up, she leads everyone in making money. Her biggest backing is the country itself. The story starts off at a leisurely pace. She’s doted on by her elders, has a golden finger, and keeps adorable pets. The heroine has a strong sense of self-preservation and never tells anyone about her space. Her greatest interests are making money, eating, and gossiping. She’s also a dutiful daughter. Liu Sitian was simply honest and paid the exact amount when u 8.4kReads9.3Score687Shelves
- 76 The Beloved Darling of the 1970s: My Little Cutie Wreaks Havoc with Her Space 七零团宠：萌宝带着空间嘎嘎乱杀 [Adorable little one + beloved by everyone + one-on-one romance + powerhouse] An ordinary young woman unexpectedly gets a pocket dimension. It can store supplies without letting them spoil, and it contains a spiritual field where time flows twice as fast as outside. A job? Never again in this lifetime! Quit! Quit right now! You ask why? I'm going home to farm! After selling her house and spending all her money stocking up on every kind of supply she might need, Li Sitian is all set to head home 4.8kReads9.1Score551Shelves
- 77 Get Back on Your Feet! I Bring Supplies and Refuse to Be a Doormat in the Seventies 支棱起来！带物资不做七零受气包 [1970s, a pocket dimension, feel-good revenge, and an unapologetically ruthless heroine.] Nan Qiushi is in the middle of a heated online argument when an earthquake strikes. Her soul travels back in time and takes over the body of an unpopular young girl in the 1970s. Her father is having an affair, her mother remarries, and she is left to live under someone else's roof. The fiery young woman from the modern era takes on her scumbag father and wicked stepmother, and deals with anyone who treats 3.3kReads9.0Score304Shelves
- 78 The Female CEO Transmigrates to the 1970s to Live the Easy Life 女霸总穿越七零做咸鱼 [A sweet, vintage-era romance like an idol drama!!! Not a farming story! Not a tragic romance! Not a countryside tale!! Read with caution if that’s not your thing!!] [Set in the 1970s, with an idol drama in the making! Friendship in the early days, a journey through the business world later on!!!] Lu Jingxing: “I see it clearly now. You’re no little fairy. You’re a temptress, a temptress who lures people in!” Gu Nanmo: “Hahaha, that’s right, that’s right! I’m a little demon, free and carefree. I 1.3kReads8.9Score116Shelves
- 79 Back from Quick Transmigration to the 1970s: My Pocket Dimension Has Everything 快穿归来穿七零：空间里什么都有 [Orphaned Girl + Educated Youth + Period Setting + Farming + Spatial Storage + Triplets] After traveling through countless worlds and completing her missions, Qiao Zhimo earned an honorable retirement. She took the super-sized spatial storage she'd exchanged her points for and transmigrated into the body of a little orphan girl in a mountain village in 1973. No problem. She'd done so many missions that she could do just about anything, and with her spatial storage, she'd be well-fed and comforta 963Reads9.0Score100Shelves
- 80 Reborn in the 1970s: The Spitfire Has Supplies Worth Tens of Millions 重生七零，小辣椒有千万物资 Ye Linnan lost her job and planned to take a trip to clear her head. To her surprise, she ran into a strange fortune-teller who claimed she would leave this world within a few days. Ye Linnan was furious, but a few days later, she unexpectedly acquired a pocket dimension and started having all sorts of strange dreams... When she woke up, she had become the cherished daughter of the Ye family in the 1970s. A top scientist also kept showing up in front of her... (The romance is simple, with no gra 649Reads9.1Score102Shelves
- 81 I Became a Fake Heiress in a Period Novel, and the Whole Country Favors Me 穿成年代文假千金，全国都偏心我 [Period setting + spatial realm + farming + devoted husband + sweet romance] Interstellar pharmacist Cheng Jiayue is reborn as the fake heiress who was switched at birth in the 1970s. She sends the culprit to prison to avenge herself, then puts her botanical spatial realm and pharmaceutical skills to use, treating patients, saving lives, and developing new medicines. She lives a comfortable life, gets into the best medical school, becomes a master pharmacist, amasses an astonishing fortune, and 193Reads9.0Score102Shelves
- 82 Let’s Divorce! I Don’t Want to Be a Cannon Fodder Wife in the 1970s 离婚吧！我不想在七零当炮灰女配 [Period] [Spirit Spring] [Space] [Book Transmigration] [Farming] [Reborn] [Supplies] [Rugged Man] [Arranged Marriage] [Sweet Romance] Luo Yi accidentally ends up inside a period novel, as a cannon-fodder supporting character who gets written out early. The male lead is her husband, Xiao Fan, a soldier she has only met once, on the day they registered their marriage. When Luo Yi read this period novel, she was so furious she nearly hurt herself. To make the female lead look good, the unscrupulous 7.5kReads9.2Score638Shelves
- 83 Abandoned Wife of the 1990s: From the Start, I Divorced and Became the Richest Woman 九零弃妇：开局离婚做首富 What should you do after transmigrating into an ugly, overweight abandoned wife in the 1990s? She didn’t ask for a single cent in bride price and even brought a hefty dowry, yet her sister-in-law took over the marital home, and her husband’s family beat her bloody and called her a shrew who didn’t know her place. What should she do? Ji Xue says: Easy. Since they call her a shrew, she might as well show them what a real shrew can do. She drums up a racket to tell the whole neighborhood about her 754Reads9.1Score118Shelves
- 84 I Transmigrated to the 1970s and Became the Villain's Wicked Stepmother 穿越七零：成了反派的恶毒后娘 After transmigrating into the 1970s, she finds herself in hell mode. With no golden finger and a stepmother to boot, she can only rely on her acting skills. First, she wins over her strict mother-in-law, then slowly gets her mischievous stepson in line. But then her husband comes home after leaving the army, so much for having an empty bed! Or maybe not? Then she discovers that she’s transmigrated into a book. All three children are destined to become villains, and she’s the wicked stepmother wh 1.8kReads9.2Score148Shelves
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Help! What Should I Do About the Baby I Conceived with a Returned Educated Youth? 救命！怀了回城知青的崽怎么办？
[1970s + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no golden finger] Xia Meng transmigrated. She landed in the poverty-stricken 1970s, in the body of a village girl who was pregnant out of wedlock and desperate enough to want to die. In the original novel, an educated youth abandoned her. She raised their child alone, playing both father and mother, and wore herself out by the age of forty. When the child grew up, his biological father appeared to claim him. By then, he had become a leading sci
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- 86 Pregnant with Twins Blessed by a Spirit Spring! The Cold-Faced Officer Spoils Her to No End! 怀灵泉双胎！冷面军官宠她入骨！ [Cool military officer + alluring beauty] (Multiple transmigrators + daily life with the army + married first, love later + raising kids and pregnancy + devoted to each other) [She opens her eyes to a whirlwind marriage and a child.] When Jiang Nian opens her eyes, she finds herself in the 1970s story her roommate wrote, as a busty, airheaded supporting character with a tragic fate, and a cute little daughter to boot. After she runs away and gets caught again, she finds herself standing beside h 10.4kReads8.7Score842Shelves
- 87 A Stunning Widow, Fiery and Alluring; A Retired Soldier, Cold and Tempting 绝色寡妇辣又魅，退伍硬汉冷又欲 (Set in an alternate version of the 1980s; devoted couple with sizzling chemistry + flamboyant, seductive wild rose x brooding, tough veteran + a touch of ensemble cast) A push and pull of flirtation, sizzling hormones, healing and redemption Everyone knows that on the little island of Jiulin, there’s a hotel called Laifu. The owner, Yao, is a pretty widow who loves money and men. People all say that in ancient times, she’d have been a bewitching temptress who brought kingdoms to ruin. Then one 3.2kReads8.9Score249Shelves
- 88 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 14.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
- 89 A Love That Sets Hearts Ablaze: In the 1970s, I Became Everyone's Darling by Taking It Easy 军婚撩人，我在七零靠摆烂成团宠 [Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, Spatial Realm, Adorable Baby] Song Luoying unexpectedly transmigrates into a period novel and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting character with the same name as her own. The original Song Luoying’s blind date falls for the female lead, Liu Meijiao, instead. She can’t swallow her pride and is determined to find herself a factory worker husband, just to one-up the female lead. In the end, she marries a mama’s boy, has three daughters, gets looked down on by her moth 19.3kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
- 90 I Transmigrated into a Book Set in the 1970s, Married the Wildest Tough Guy, and Came Out on Top 穿书七零闪婚最野糙汉后我赢麻了 [One-on-One Romance + Period Setting + Rugged Hero + Sweet Romance + Transmigrate into a Book + 1970s + Male Lead Is Love-Struck + Raising Kids] When she opened her eyes, a man who seemed made for her was right in front of her. Ruan Niannian thought her mother had arranged everything, and hurriedly promised she would take responsibility... Once she came to her senses, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s that she had read. She had become the love-struck supporting fem 47kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves
- 91 The Capitalist-Era Educated Youth Is Highly Enlightened, Winning Big by Serving the Nation 资本知青觉悟高，为国效力赢麻了 [1970s + transmigrate into a book + military marriage + special abilities + love after marriage + devoted husband + family life + joining the army + building wealth] Su Mo, a dual-ability user, discovered that she had transmigrated into a book. She'd become the cannon-fodder character who gave the heroine her start-up funds, and she was supposed to die right from the start. Even after dying, she'd be dragged out of the heroine's memories again and again to serve as a foil, with the destruction o 53.1kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
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Working at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative: My 1960s Buying Spree 就职供销社，我在60年代搞代购
With a loud crash, Xu Jiaojiao, from the twenty-second century, survives an air disaster and transmigrates to the resource-starved 1960s, with three years of famine looming. Luckily, she has the “Buy-It-All Shopping Group” golden finger. She lands a job through a supply-and-marketing cooperative recruitment drive and gets a secure government job for life. Brown sugar, meat buns, milk, chocolate... While everyone else chews grass, I snack on dates. I’ll stockpile the good stuff until the warehous
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