I'm Out of Books to Read~~~ Looking for Period and Technology Novels 书荒啦啊~~~求年代文＋科技文

1. 1 挺 She Joined the Army with a Big Baby Bump and Dazzled the Entire Family Compound 挺孕肚去随军，她惊艳整个家属院 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (She joins her husband’s army while heavily pregnant and amazes the entire military compound) Song Jinyue, a brilliant scientific researcher, transmigrates to the 1970s after a car accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s suddenly married after a whirlwind wedding, with a baby on the way. Outside, her older brother and sister-in-law are fighting over the letter that just arrived, ordering her to join her husband at his army post. To avoid getting her brother into trouble, Song Jinyue decides 21.2kReads8.0Score2k14d adds

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   It was so exciting to watch; the female lead helping to design things for the era was really satisfying.

2. 2 以 I Thought It Was the Apocalypse, but You Dropped Me into a Siheyuan 以为是末世，你给我干四合院来啦 So Old My Teeth Are About to Fall Out老的快掉牙了Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted A hundred thousand words have been deleted, and the book is still being revised. Some chapters don’t quite follow from what came before, and I’m truly sorry. I thought the apocalypse had arrived. Who knew I’d be sent to the world of the courtyard houses? Is this the apocalypse? Perhaps it really is for some people. But I have a pocket dimension and plenty of food. This place is paradise. 15.7kReads6.4Score74414d adds

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   A courtyard house, a period drama, a spy thriller, an undercover agent infiltrating a high-ranking official! None of the plots are too formulaic. Especially the third book!!!

3. 3 燃 Passion in the Western Regions, and Every Wife Is an Outlaw! 燃情西域，老婆全是法外狂徒！ What a Chubby Cat好肥一只猫Urban774k WordsOngoing How does someone slide into the abyss of crime? Song Mingyuan is a top publicist with a shaky sense of right and wrong and a conscience that flickers in and out. On his first day after transmigrating, he met a big sister, got a hearty meal, picked up a knife, and stabbed a burly man pushing a cart in the middle of the night. And so began his magnificent life on the run across the Western Regions! 173Reads8.5Score—14d adds
4. 4 谍 Espionage: Aboard the Lone Boat, I Start with a Death Note 谍战：人在孤舟，开局死亡笔记 Yi Yue Ying翊月影Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigrate to 1941 with a Death Note from the start, and who would still choose to be a spy? Armed with a weapon that controls cause and effect, he must realize that he is the big boss pulling the strings! [No need to save your brain]+ [A Chinese take on Final Destination]+ [In cold weather, wear an extra secret identity]+ [The protagonist doesn’t suffer]+ [Peak-level caution]+ [No female lead] Xiao Cheng transmigrates to the streets of Suzhou in 1941! A legendary Death Note lies within arm’ 18.9kReads8.8Score2k14d adds
5. 5 四 Siheyuan: I Rely on the Villagers to Crush the Vermin 四合院：我靠村里人碾压众禽 Eight Packs of Cigarettes八盒烟Male-Channel Fanfiction549k WordsCompleted The whole village chewed tree bark to send me to school, so I’ll take the entire village to live in a courtyard compound! During a famine, Zhang Zhongmin transmigrated with the Pinduoduo System, but couldn’t activate it because he wasn’t in a courtyard compound. To repay the villagers for hunting wild boars and selling grain so he could get a factory job, he clutched his golden finger that let him buy grain cheaply and tearfully headed to the city. Whenever grain went on flash sale, he bought it 8.9kReads8.5Score55614d adds
6. 6 谍 Espionage: I Pose as a Japanese Officer in Enemy-Occupied Territory 谍战：我在敌占区扮演鬼子军官 Fists in Kindergarten拳打幼儿园Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [This novel has a System, with no more than ten uses] [Large cast] [Espionage + business warfare + nation-stealing] The novel has three volumes: [The Mainland Arc] Mainly follows the protagonist's rise and development. [Siam Arc] Portrays the Japanese military in the later stages of the war from Siam's perspective. [Japan Arc] Begins at Chapter 648 and mainly focuses on postwar Japan. Many readers consider this part the highlight. Lin Zhiyuan is Hengdian's best-known actor for playing Japanese 133.9kReads8.7Score17.2k14d adds
7. 7 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 125kReads9.4Score10.2k14d adds

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   A post-apocalyptic reincarnation story set in a historical period, featuring a scientific research project, no Mary Sue characters, strong female lead, and a good read. [Added to bookshelf]

8. 8 恶 The Wicked Woman of the 1970s and Her Unhinged Antics 恶女七零，发疯文学 Honey Bun Dipped in Mustard蜂蜜小面包蘸芥末吃哦Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted In 1970, in Daba Village, the second daughter of the Feng family went to the hills behind the village to gather pig fodder, but tumbled down the mountainside and injured her brain. Then again, she had always been a simpleton, so no one cared whether the fall had made her any worse. The second child has always been the one most likely to be overlooked in a family, and the Fengs were no exception. The eldest, Feng Chun, was the family’s first daughter, ambitious and fiercely competitive. The third 6.5kReads9.2Score65514d adds
9. 9 惊 Astonishing! The Top Scientist Is Being Kept by the Strongest Officer 惊！科研大佬被最强军官吃软饭了 Huang Xiaobai黄小白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + making money + apocalypse powerhouse + romance + military marriage + scientific research] [Also known as: Military Marriage: The Fierce Beauty Goes to the Countryside to Crush Her Enemies Without Taking It Easy] [Content warning: The heroine is extremely protective of her food. She spends the early part of the story in the countryside, for about 450 chapters, before turning to research] [Content warning: There is a male lead, but he 17.5kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
10. 10 天 Natural Disasters Strike: I Scavenge for Junk in Dungeons 天灾降临：我在副本里捡破烂 Admiring Beauties Under the Moonlight月光下看美人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted When Ji He transmigrated, she thought she'd gotten the script of a business tycoon. She worked hard to make money, all so she could count it until her hands cramped. Then she suddenly discovered she was in a post-apocalyptic survival story. She refused to accept it. But what could she do? With the belief that a miserable life is better than a quick death, Ji He did her best to keep her head down. She worked by day, dug tunnels at night, and even ran a dungeon whenever she had time. She lived by 14.7kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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    This looks good, don't be fooled by the name.

11. 11 作 A Spoiled Genius Plays With Technology, While Powerful Men Can't Stop Pursuing Her 作精玩科技：权贵大佬撩不停 Drunk on Cloud-Boughs醉上云枝Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Shy introvert vs. major villain + slice of life + few dramatic twists] Jing Miaomiao, a shy wood-type ability user from the apocalypse, accidentally transmigrates into a book with her spiritual spring pocket dimension. She becomes the fake heiress who has already been cast out, as well as the villainous boss’s cannon-fodder, spoiled wife. What’s more, she and the boss live apart on a regular basis. He lives in a hilltop manor, while she’s been banished to a villa at the mountain’s peak. Half a 1.5kReads8.9Score15214d adds

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    Look at this, it's hilarious 😄😄😄 And it has technology too!

12. 12 七 The 1970s: I Just Want to Slack Off, Not Study 七零：我只想摆烂不想学习 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic Prodigy + Growth-Oriented Heroine (Imperfect Character) + Science for the Nation] In her previous life, Xu Zhen worked herself to death with endless overtime. After transmigrating to the 1970s, all she wanted was to split off from the family as soon as possible and happily coast through life like a salted fish. She never expected a study System to come knocking. Eight hours of studying a day was the minimum, and now she had to work overtime too? Xu Zhen: I refuse! But refusing 7.3kReads9.1Score61114d adds

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    Historical fiction + no romantic pairing + patriotic + well-written, focused on the protagonist's career; highly recommended.

13. 13 七 The 1970s' Little Tyrant: This Comrade Is So Impressive, She's a National Treasure 七零小霸王：同志太强成国家宝贝 I Am a Butcher's Knife我是一把杀猪刀Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + satisfying wish fulfillment + no romance + child protagonist] Li Jinjin, an interstellar tyrant, transmigrates to the 1960s for some unknown reason. Just as she’s about to make a name for herself, she loses her memory. By the time her memories awaken, she’s seven years old. She beats up the traffickers who abducted her little brother and kicks the pervert hiding deep in the mountains. She even gets herself some handy little gadgets: a fan, a car... She catches enemy spies a 11.4kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
14. 14 重 Reborn in 1980: From the Start, I Married My Sister’s Best Friend 重生1980：开局迎娶姐姐闺蜜 Cang Yue Aotian沧月傲天Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [The new novel Reborn in 1975: I Want It All, From a Loving Wife to a Fortune in Scientific Research is now a hit! Click the author's name to read it!] Li Yi is reborn, back in a small mountain village in 1980! When Tang Xue asks him to marry her once again, he doesn't hesitate. His answer rings out loud and clear: “I do!” In his previous life, he was blinded by his own foolishness and watched helplessly as Tang Xue fell into darkness! With a second chance at life, he swears to make her the happ 11.7kReads9.3Score1.6k14d adds

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    [9.5-point masterpiece of period science fiction] *Back to 1980: Starting as a Military Expert* A thrilling era combined with cutting-edge technology, 428,000 people are following! A military expert is reborn in the 1980s, building tanks by hand using machine tools and calculating missile trajectories with an abacus. High-octane plot: replicating the Type 59 tank in a village-run factory, scaring foreign guests into calling the police!

15. 15 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 78.6kReads9.4Score12.1k14d adds

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    The female lead goes to the army base to find her brother; her stunning beauty makes the male lead fall in love at first sight! When family members visit the military camp, he sees Jiang Nianzi, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam, with red lips and black hair, who calls out sweetly to his comrade, "Brother!" Shen Cheng grabs his comrade's neck: "This is the sister you were talking about?" Jiang Nianzi, a fighting prodigy, transmigrates into a novel and arrives in an alternate 1980s, becoming a delicate and sickly beauty. As a result, her shrewish mother favors daughters over sons, her seemingly innocent older sister is a sister-obsessed siscon, her grandmother is obsessed with looks, and her younger brother is brainwashed by his mother. The older sister is everything! Qpycg128aevdh

16. 16 七 A Cute Little Darling in the 1970s? The Interstellar Big Shot Quietly Makes a Fortune 七零小可爱？星际大佬闷声发大财 You're My Little Sister你是我老妹儿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The modern-era arc is complete, so anyone who prefers finished stories can jump right in! A fiery little space-age pepper transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes a little girl whose father doesn’t care for her, whose mother doesn’t love her, and who’s been steeped in hardship. We don’t have the civilization of ancient Huaxia, so let’s get to work! Insults, bullying, abuse, beatings, and manipulation can all get lost! I’m going to live freely and brightly, and enjoy every moment of it. 3kReads8.6Score25614d adds
17. 17 重 Reborn in the 1970s: From the Start, I Stole My Dog's Traits and Hunted the Hundred-Thousand Mountains 重生七零：开局掠夺狗子词条，狩猎十万大山 Mom's Cooking Smells So Good妈妈做的饭好香Urban871k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Hunting + Golden Finger] Xu Qingyuan transmigrated by accident to the 1970s, where he made a living hunting in the snowy mountains. He also married a pair of educated sisters, and the pressure of providing for them left him a little dazed. Fortunately, he awakened a Trait System ahead of time. With its bonuses, watch him roam the mountains and forests, hunting big fish, blind bears, silly roe deer, and wild donkeys, bringing them all home… 1.8kReads5.7Score12114d adds

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    They are all good period novels.

18. 18 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 180.5kReads9.3Score10.8k14d adds
19. 19 灾 In a Year of Famine, What’s Wrong with Having a Few Extra Skills? 灾荒年，技能多点怎么了 Easygoing Pig随缘的猪Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Chen Xiaojun is a good-for-nothing thug from the 21st century. He gets by with a storefront his parents left him, spending his days either teasing cats or playing with dogs, and flirting with young women out shopping. One day, for some inexplicable reason, he saves a little child playing by the road, only to be hit by a car and sent back to 1959. It’s an absurd and tumultuous era, but fortunately, Heaven grants him a golden finger that lets him run unlimited simulations. Thanks to it, he makes i 15.8kReads7.8Score1.1k14d adds
20. 20 重 Reborn in 1949: King of the Courtyard 重生四九城之大院顽主儿 Five Tigers at the Door五虎临门Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [1960s + Blood-Colored Romance + Pocket Dimension + Beijing + Wild and Unrestrained + Compound Yard Kingpins + Brawling] Also known as “Blood-Colored Romance: I Became Ning Wei’s Big Brother” Ning Yuan was reborn in Beijing in the 1960s. He was the older brother of Ning Wei, who was supposed to be stabbed to death by the Little Rascal. What could he do to avoid meeting the same tragic end? Brawl, earn respect, eat Buddha, sniff honey! The wild and unrestrained youth of Beijing’s compound-yard ki —Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 重 Reborn in 1993: Collecting Rent in the Capital 重生1993，我在首都收房租 Riding a Donkey骑驴Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Wang Mingqi, a small-time businessman, is reborn in 1993. To get away from his unreliable father, he uses his knowledge of the future to make his way in Beijing, investing everywhere and buying up houses. Before he knows it, he has become one of the city's biggest property owners. Life in his courtyard house is full of variety, with one petty drama after another playing out like scenes in a movie. Every day, he's either collecting rent or on his way to collect rent, exhausted but happy. 20.9kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds
22. 22 重 Reborn in the 1960s: Sent to the Countryside from the Start 重生60年代，开局就上山下乡 A Solitary Stone孑然的石头Urban3.8M WordsOngoing [Period]+ [Reborn]+ [Pocket Dimension]+ [Single Female Lead] Ye Hao transmigrates to a parallel world in the 1960s. Just as he is about to starve to death, he awakens an ancient treasure passed down from antiquity: the Azure Lotus Mystic Jade! Watch as he lives it up during the famine, improving his own life while also doing his part to help this country rebuild from the ground up! Our goal is the stars and the sea! 1.9kReads8.8Score23914d adds
23. 23 重 Back to 1978 重返1978 Xiao Xiaoyangyang小小扬扬Urban8.7M WordsCompleted Jiang Xiaobai, a university graduate with a degree in economics, was reborn and witnessed the arrival of a new era with his own eyes. It surged forward with unstoppable force, as all things grew unchecked, dust and dawn rose together, rivers converged into mighty streams, and nameless hills rose into towering peaks. For a time, the world stretched boundlessly wide... 2.1kReads8.8Score21914d adds
24. 24 我 I Make Paper Offerings in a Period Novel 我在年代文里做纸扎 Buron of the House of Fragrance怡红院的布隆Urban6.7M WordsCompleted Li Hongwen transmigrates into a book, landing in a period novel about a wicked supporting female character’s rise to power. The heroine has a pocket dimension, and the villainess has a supermarket. All he has is the paper-offering craft he learned in his previous life, but that trade is taboo in this era!!! Luckily, a skill from his previous life that he never got to use works in this world. And so, an unremarkable supporting male character who knows the plot appears, much to the villainess’s su 20.7kReads7.6Score1.3k14d adds
25. 25 双 Two Days Off and Immortality? Starting as a Casanova in a Siheyuan 双休长生？从四合院当海王开始 An Old Man in Glasses戴眼镜的老男人Male-Channel Fanfiction1.7M WordsCompleted Transmigration + immortality + multiple women + overseas shoplifting sprees + entrepreneurship + ruthless decisiveness Some characters’ ages have been adjusted slightly as needed. At the end of 1948, Chen You transmigrated into a world where several period dramas had merged. Fortunately, he awakened a sign-in System and obtained the Longevity Art. The heroines, including Lou Xiao'e, Qin Huairu, and Chen Xueru, came one after another. The residents of the courtyard were green with envy, but there 26.2kReads7.8Score2.3k14d adds
26. 26 年 Period: My Life in the Siheyuan 年代：我在四合院的生活 Fallen Leaves in the South南方的落叶Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted Bad news: It's 1960, and this is Nanluoguxiang, a little too much like that notorious courtyard full of birds! Good news: Li Feng has a pocket dimension and wants nothing to do with those people! Amid the upheavals of the times, he makes his way from the capital to Hong Kong, becoming a major tycoon one step at a time. Life is so dull. Why not make some foreign currency and get the bombs ready to fly sooner? 23.4kReads7.7Score1.2k14d adds
27. 27 重 Back to Northeast China: From Hunter to Farm Owner 重回东北：从猎户到农场主 A Square Meets a Triangle方块遇到三角形Urban400k WordsCompleted Reborn + spatial ability + one heroine Returning to 1983, he thought he could make up for the regrets of his previous life, but... he still couldn't save his father. Life had to go on, though. His mother and younger sister were still there. So Lin Chuyi headed up the mountain once again. From squirrels to black bears, from mud-brick huts to houses with blue bricks and tiled roofs. Back for a second chance, Lin Chuyi lived a very different life. 694Reads8.1Score10214d adds

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    The novel is reborn with a space.

28. 28 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s, I Vow to Become a Top Student 穿越七零，誓要做学霸 Zeming则名Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Research + Devoted Couple + Everyone’s Favorite] [Brilliant, well-rounded female scholar with a striking contrast in personality × Talented and handsome man devoted to love, Mr. Xiao] Mi Zheng never imagined that she would be the one to “laugh herself to death after winning the lottery.” Given another chance at life, she decided to study hard and become the top student she had always envied in her previous life. After all, books are full of treasures. She never expected to 1.3kReads9.0Score10614d adds

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    Great show, highly recommended!!! The engineers are incredibly smart and their science and engineering skills are top-notch.

29. 29 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
30. 30 龙 The Dragon King's Son-in-Law 龙王医婿 Xuan Kuangfeng轩疯狂Urban9.8M WordsCompleted The Jiang family was caught up in a conspiracy and consumed by a raging fire. Tang Chuchu risked her life to pull Jiang Chen from the flames. Ten years later, Jiang Chen returned in glory to repay his debts of gratitude and avenge his family. He would repay Tang Chuchu for saving his life. He would avenge the destruction of the Jiang family. Jiang Chen appeared before Tang Chuchu. “From now on, as long as I’m here, you’ll have the whole world.” 24.8kReads9.2Score11.8k14d adds

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    🔥High-energy recommendation for "The Dragon King's Doctor Son-in-Law"🔥 Ten years of bloodshed, he became the Dragon General of the Southern Wilderness; a sea of fire, she was disfigured but saved his life! 💔 **"She burned herself and was disfigured for me, I promise her a lifetime of glory"** At the Jiangzhong Bus Station, a man in sunglasses crushed his phone—Tang Chuchu, the girl who pulled him out of the fire, was disfigured for saving him! The Jiang family massacre of the past, ten years of iron-blooded warfare in the Southern Wilderness, the Dragon King returns for only two things: **to repay kindness with his life, and to avenge with blood!** 🖤 **"The Dragon General's tenderness is only for her"** He single-handedly killed 30,000 enemy soldiers, but knelt before her, holding her scarred hands; he made his enemies pay for their crimes in blood, but gave all his most humble tenderness to this silly girl who saved him. When she cried and pushed him away, saying, "I'm so ugly now..." He ripped open his military uniform, revealing his body riddled with bullet holes: "Look, how well-matched we are." 🔥 **High-energy iconic scene warning** ▶️ He mobilized ten helicopters to airdrop the beauty guru! ▶️ She shielded him from a knife and fell off a cliff, and he slaughtered half the martial arts world! ▶️ The entire internet mocked "ugly woman with a war god," and he tore up his command seal live: "Without her, there would be no Jiang Chen in this world!" 🌟 **"I want this power over the world, but I'd rather have her smile and beauty"** From a sea of fire to a wedding dress, from disfigurement to stunning beauty, see how Commander Long spoils his savior into the number one queen of the Jiang world! #TheGodofWarReturns #SweetAndHeartbreaking #SheIsHisOnlyWeakness

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