Looking for a Period Novel: No Rural Relocation, A Loving Family, and a Job 想要年代文，不下乡，家里宠，有工作

1. 1 如 A Life of Contentment: Back to 1995 如意生活之回到1995 Mrs. Panda胖达太太Modern Romance212k WordsCompleted Life rarely goes as we wish. In a book, I'll create a world where things do go right: no golden finger, no wild ideas, just hard work, early retirement, and a life with money and free time. 249Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   Both of these are period dramas, close to reality, and the writing is quite good. I found them by chance, and they're super enjoyable. After finishing them, I've been looking for similar books but haven't found any yet. [Heart emojis]

2. 2 回 Back to 1995: Finding Love and Building a Career at the Same Time 回到1995，脱单搞事业两不误 Vast Universe 01浩瀚宇宙01Modern Romance243k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + underdog comeback + becoming beautiful and making money + showbiz + slow burn, long novel + both leads devoted only to each other] Being poor is a sin. A country girl with no family support and no educational advantages is reborn in 1995. This time, she is determined to break free of every limitation and constraint, and live a completely different life. 388Reads6.5Score—Shelves
3. 3 七 She Woke Up Pregnant in the Seventies 七零睁眼肚子揣了个崽崽 Cloud Looking Down at Fish俯视鱼的云Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Transmigrate + pocket dimension + face-slapping + sweet romance + family life + turning a husband into a success] Lin Fan transmigrates into the eldest daughter of an ordinary working-class, divorced single-parent family in a period novel, and becomes a young woman who is pregnant before marriage. No, she has to find the baby’s father and make him take responsibility. Whether he loves her or not doesn’t matter. As long as he has money, a job, and can provide a secure life, that’s enou 165.4kReads8.7Score8.2kShelves

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   It's a good read, a period drama, doesn't involve rural life, and the female lead is very thoughtful and capable.

4. 4 易 Born Fertile! The Celibate Tycoon’s Wife Is Pregnant Again 易孕体质！禁欲大佬你媳妇又怀了 Dawn Breaks in the East东方既白Modern Romance525k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + family squabbles + sweet romance + raising a child + military life on a seaside island + troublemakers + good-pregnancy System + stunning, delicate beauty vs. abstinent pilot] Only after Ji Yanshu dies does she learn that she had been living in a novel set in a bygone era. She was the male lead’s first wife, who died young. The heroine is a capitalist’s daughter sent down to the countryside. Not wanting to suffer, she chooses to become someone’s stepmother. The capitalis 25.7kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves

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   One of the few historical romance novels I've read and enjoyed. The female lead is the youngest daughter, doted on by her parents. The male lead initially didn't want to go on a blind date with her, but after seeing her, he instantly fell for her. After they became a couple, the male lead became incredibly clingy, like a big puppy.

5. 5 年 The Little Aunt of the Seventies Has Money to Burn 年代，小姑姑多财多亿 My Feelings for You卿我意Modern Romance738k WordsCompleted Tang Shuhe never imagined she'd one day face the question, “Your parents are getting divorced. Which one will you live with?” She had even less expected that less than a month after the divorce, both of them would remarry. With her godmother and godfather becoming her stepmother and stepfather, and the tangled, unbreakable ties between them and her birth parents, Tang Shuhe chose to retreat to her grandparents' home in the countryside for a while. She never expected that leaving would mean a per 14.2kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves

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   Here comes the historical fiction you've been waiting for! Money back guarantee if you don't like it! [Laughing][laughing]

6. 6 闪 Two Years After Our Flash Marriage, the Military Wife Takes Her Child to Find His Father 闪婚两年不见，军嫂带娃去找爹 Sweet and Sticky甜糯糯Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reserved, rugged man + Sweet, delicate beauty + Sweet romance + Mutual teasing + Pocket dimension + Cozy daily life] In her previous life, Lin Wanshu was the wife of a man everyone envied: a wealthy tycoon. She was beautiful and rich, and her husband never kept a mistress. But no one knew that behind the glamorous life, she spent every day alone in an empty room, never had a child, and eventually died after being hit by a car. When she opens her eyes again, Lin Wanshu has returned to the 1970s. 61.6kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
7. 7 穿 Transmigrated Into the Nineties: The Villainous Big Shots Are All My Kids 穿书九零：反派大佬们都是我的崽 Mr. Zixu Wuyou子虚乌有君Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted After Wang Qi died in a car accident, she transmigrated into a romance novel called The Overbearing CEO Falls for Me. By an unfortunate twist of fate, she became the male lead’s stepmother and the mother of three future villainous powerhouses. But Wang Qi transmigrated to the 1990s, five years before the novel’s story began. The original heroine had yet to be reborn, and the plot had not started. The eldest son, one of the future villains, was only fourteen, while the other two hadn’t even been 201.5kReads9.4Score26.2kShelves
8. 8 七 A Mismatched Marriage in the 1970s: The Comatose Officer Wakes Up and Kisses Me Furiously 七零错嫁，植物人首长睁眼就狂亲 A Big Fire1一把大火1Modern Romance373k WordsCompleted [Married first, love later + sweet romance + devoted to each other + military service + cold-faced, wolfish hero + sweet-faced heroine with superhuman strength + mother-in-law is their number-one shipper] Song Tian opens her eyes and finds herself in the body of a military wife who was so furious on her wedding night in 1970 that she died. Her adoptive parents had tricked her, claiming her husband would never argue with her, she would have the final say in everything, and he was well-endowed. Bu 1.1kReads8.5Score142Shelves
9. 9 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book and Become the Beloved Little Villainess of the Seventies by Raising Hell 穿书七零恶毒女配靠作妖成团宠 Watermelon Who Loves Meat爱吃肉肉的西瓜Modern Romance611k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + System + love grows over time + military marriage + woman transmigrated into a book vs. reborn woman] (New book, so its rating is low for now. It’ll go up, so don’t worry, darlings, jump right in!) When Shen Nanchu opens her eyes, she has become the male lead’s wicked widowed sister-in-law from a book. In the story, the original owner is greedy for power and status and uses every trick in the book to marry the eldest son of the Pei family, the male le 9.8kReads8.4Score1kShelves
10. 10 千 I Traveled a Thousand Miles to Join the Army, and After My Jerk Boyfriend Dumped Me, I Married His Commander! 千里从军，被渣男甩后嫁他首长！ Wild Radish狂野萝卜Modern Romance785k WordsCompleted [Era + Military Life + Both Leads Are Inexperienced] Zhao Tinglan transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting female character and a stepping stone in an era novel about a scheming black-lotus heroine who plots her way to the top. As cannon fodder, her defining trait is dying young. As a stepping stone, she does foolish things that hurt herself and benefit the heroine. The childhood friend she traveled a thousand miles to find at his army base, when she was at the end of her 12.3kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves
11. 11 糙 After Losing His Memory, the Gruff Officer Only Wants to Cuddle His Wicked Wife 糙汉军官失忆后，只和恶妻贴贴 Jiujiu Jia玖玖嘉Modern Romance441k WordsCompleted [1970s setting + delicate, willful heroine + amnesiac pilot hero + forced love + both leads are sexually inexperienced] The moment she opened her eyes, Bai Jiaojiao had transmigrated into The Dominating Love of the 1970s. She was now the vicious supporting character who used every trick in the book to marry the Villain and maintain her wealthy lifestyle, then tried to seduce a string of men when she couldn't win his heart, making him a cuckold again and again before he finally killed her. Just a 2kReads8.3Score239Shelves
12. 12 七 A Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s: The Researcher’s Wife Scores Big 七零军婚甜如蜜，科研军嫂上大分 Xiao yasmola小yasmolaModern Romance554k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage, Scientific Research, Period Setting, Everyone’s Favorite, Age Gap] After dying suddenly, Shen Sangyu transmigrated into a newlywed who was so unreasonable and troublesome that everyone in the military compound avoided her like the plague. Shen Sangyu took on the troublemakers, crushed scumbags, and got back to her old line of work: scientific research! At the time, Huaguo’s technology lagged behind, and other countries had a stranglehold on its access to vital technologies. H 1.7kReads8.4Score140Shelves

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    Both are period dramas with time travel elements and female researchers; the female scientists are truly amazing. In the first one, both the male and female leads find their families, and both come from incredibly prestigious backgrounds. The second female lead is a top-notch engineer; her fathers are a university professor and a mayor, her husband is a special forces soldier, her father-in-law is a high-ranking official, and most importantly, her son is incredibly cute.

13. 13 科 A Female Scientist Transmigrates into a Military Wife and Turns a Bad Hand into a Royal Flush 科研女穿成军嫂，一手烂牌成王炸 Ruo Tan箬覃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Both Leads Are Pure + No Pocket Dimension, No System + Cozy, Sweet Everyday Romance + The Husband's Long Road to Redemption] Shen Xiaoqing's husband is the male lead of a historical novel. He's a capable military officer with a bright future ahead of him. Unfortunately, she isn't the heroine. She's just a cannon-fodder ex-wife. She jeopardizes the male lead's future by using his name without permission to vouch for her criminal younger brother. He divorces her in anger. Afte 3.4kReads8.4Score531Shelves
14. 14 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted 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

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    A gem of a book that I've read and still keep on my bookshelf, reluctant to delete it. Highly recommended for readers with discerning writing and plot.

15. 15 穿 Transmigrated into a 1970s Book: I Refuse to Be the Heroine of This Tragic Romance 穿书七零之这苦情剧女主我不当了 Eat Less Salt少吃盐Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration into a book + sweet romance + changing the plot + everyday life] After burning the midnight oil following her college entrance exams, Jiang Wanwan worked herself to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic period drama she'd watched with her grandma. When she discovered she was the heroine, destined to suffer her whole life, she was horrified! Determined to escape her absurd and tragic fate, she boldly struck a deal with the notorious gang leader rumored to ha 12.2kReads8.5Score920Shelves
16. 16 七 The Seventies' Sweetheart: The Brooding, Rugged Man Has His Eye on Me 七零娇娇，我被阴郁糙汉惦记了 Following Thoughts随念Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Completed + black-lotus sickly beauty + professor + perfect nemesis + healing] Xiao Niannian is frail and delicate, with skin as fair and smooth as jade. She looks easy to bully, but never lets an insult go unanswered. One day, she transmigrates into a rebirth novel set in the 1970s, becoming the male lead’s fiancée. In the book, not only will she die young, but the male lead will use her connections to rise to success. The heroine is reborn. After seeing the male lead prosper in her previous l 42.6kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
17. 17 七 Military Marriage in the 1970s: After Joining the Army, She Became the Talk of the Family Compound 七零军婚：随军后她风靡家属院 Yan Hui胭回Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo 86kReads9.5Score9.9kShelves

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    Both of these books don't involve rural life, have sweet plots with minimal female-female competition, and are primarily female-centric, though some supporting characters' stories do play a role. Raising children is a significant aspect, and overall they're very sweet. Anyone who enjoys this genre should be able to enjoy them.

18. 18 带 I Brought a Jewelry Store to the 1970s, and the Cannon-Fodder Heroine Wants to Lie Flat 带着金店穿七零，炮灰女配想躺平 Lychee Smoothie荔枝冰沙Modern Romance666k WordsCompleted [No rural relocation + no black-market trips + no business ventures + cozy daily life + few extreme characters + male lead + military marriage + joins her husband at his post + sweet romance + happy ending] The cozy everyday moments are the main focus! The book has just been rated, and there are still very few ratings, which is why the score is so low. This is an alternate setting with original details, so please don’t overthink the historical accuracy! Landlady Shen Yao transmigrates into a bo 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
19. 19 开 I Called Off the Engagement from the Start, and the Little Space Dwellers Won’t Stop Moving Things! 开局退婚，空间小人不停搬搬搬！ Mo Moshen陌魔生Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming on Hongguo and Fanqie! [The 1970s + transmigrate into a book + tiny people, a pocket dimension, and a spirit spring + military marriage + sent to the countryside in the Northeast + no saintly heroine + immense strength + family drama + making money and punishing scumbags] Su Niaoniao transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder character destined to give the heroine her golden finger. Her father doesn’t care for her, her mother doesn’t love her, and the r 116.1kReads8.0Score18.7kShelves

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    Not bad 😊 Those who like it can take a look

20. 20 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Laid-Back Darling of the 1970s Is Forced to Strive 穿书七零：咸鱼团宠她被迫上进 Pumpkin Vine南瓜藤儿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting x beloved by everyone x military marriage x pocket dimension x lie-flat lifestyle x an extremely powerful golden finger x a male lead who's basically a tool] Jiang Cha wakes from a deep sleep to discover she's transmigrated into a period novel as a cannon-fodder female supporting character, destined to help the male and female leads fall in love. Worse, even the family members who doted on her in the original story all meet tragic ends. Just as Jiang Cha is about to cry in despai 10.8kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    Era + Not going to the countryside (already living in the countryside) + Having a job (multiple jobs) + Military marriage + System

21. 21 在 Finding Hidden Gems in a Historical Romance 在年代拼好文里捡大漏 Yan Xiaozhai言小宅Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Era Fiction + Transmigrate into a Book + Alternate History + Ensemble Cast + Slice of Life + A Little Spoiling + Mostly Feel-Good + Romance + Everyone Gets Rich] Also known as: Finding Bliss in a Patchwork Era Novel The Background Character's Comeback in an Era Novel The Seventies: She Became the Heart of the Protagonist Group A Blended Era, Su Qingqing's Happy Life In the Era, She Had a Blast Thanks to the Protagonist Group! - Su Qingqing has transmigrated into an era novel! She suddenly disco 2.5kReads7.6Score158Shelves

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    It looks alright, you can watch it without thinking too much.

22. 22 带 I Brought a Fortune to the 1970s and Became the Boss of the Family 带着巨额财产穿七零，成家中一霸 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period drama + military marriage + pocket dimension + family life On the first day after Lin Xiangnan transmigrates, her family gets into a huge argument over sending someone to the countryside. At first: “So what if I have to go to the countryside? I've got hundreds of millions of supplies in my pocket dimension. How could I possibly fail to get by out there?” After helping her second great-uncle weed his fields for two days: “There's no way I'm going to the countryside. I'm lazy, gluttonous, a 105.4kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    This one is quite suitable and enjoyable; it's worth reading.

23. 23 穿 Reborn as a Tycoon's Wicked Ex-Wife, I Became the Whole Family's Darling 穿成大佬恶毒前妻后，被全家团宠 Braised Beef Brisket Rice牛腩焗饭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + personal space + sweet romance and raising kids + love grows over time + transmigrated heroine vs. reborn heroine] When she opens her eyes, Jiang Yuman finds herself transmigrated into a book as the male lead’s wicked ex-wife, who is six months pregnant. In the book, the original owner dreams of becoming an official’s wife and tries every trick in the book to marry into the Fu family. But when the Fu family is falsely accused, stripped of their positi 143kReads9.0Score17kShelves

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    Although there was some rural work involved, the female lead never actually did it because the male lead's family treated her very well. She later gets a job. It's a super good show, highly recommended.

24. 24 六 The 1960s: I Have a Guaranteed Job 六十年代，我有铁饭碗 Where the Flowers Fall花落止乎Modern Romance403k WordsCompleted [Courtyard life + family squabbles + everyday life + an ordinary woman's struggle + doting romance + raising kids] Note: No transmigration, no rebirth, and just a little golden finger. Jiang Ruyu gets into a fight with her cousin from another branch of the family over a job opening. She injures her forehead, but unexpectedly gains a System that gives her supplies whenever she checks in. She also finds a book, written by who knows what daydreamer. In the book, she and her two younger brothers all 14.8kReads8.5Score880Shelves

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    Period drama + everyday life + sweet romance

25. 25 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the Seventies: The Cannon-Fodder Wife Takes Her Child to Join the Army 穿书年代，炮灰原配携崽随军去啦 Spirit Rain in the Empty Mountains空山灵雨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted An Hua transmigrated to the 1960s and became the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a male lead from a novel set in that era. The original wife was a rich, beautiful heiress who looked down on her illiterate, working-class husband. She caused one scene after another, determined to divorce him and run into the arms of her first love. An Hua, who had transmigrated into her role, thought: Illiterate? That's a man with the right roots and a good background! Working-class? He's a golden ticket! She promptly to 32.2kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
26. 26 六 The 1960s: I Went from One Job to Another 六零：我工作换了一个又一个 Cherry Tiny Rice Ball樱桃小小小圆子Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + temporary-worker System + everyday life + building a career] Qin Manxue transmigrates. She looks at the neighborhood office right in front of her, then at the poisonous best friend who’s talking her into going to the countryside. Qin Manxue kicks her flying, then dusts off her hands. “Hmph! She and her Beijing household registration are staying together for good. No one’s splitting us up. There’s no way I’m going to the countryside.” A job? No need to look for one. The temporar 31.6kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
27. 27 七 The Supporting Female Lead in the 1970s Courtyard Wakes Up 七零大杂院对照组女配觉醒了 Heehee Pomelo嘻嘻柚子Modern Romance279k WordsCompleted The main story is complete; extra chapters will drop from time to time. After awakening as the contrasting female lead in a 1970s shared courtyard, she only wants to live well and enjoy the gossip along the way!! "Ordinary life + family squabbles + gossip + a touch of ensemble cast + outrageous characters + not a face-slapping power fantasy" Chu Mian had fair skin and a beautiful face. When she didn't smile, she looked almost otherworldly; when she did, her smile could melt anyone's heart. Every 4.6kReads8.3Score394Shelves

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    This woman didn't go to the countryside; she married someone in the city and has a job.

28. 28 重 Reborn That Day, the Sweet Educated Youth Fell into the Soldier King's Arms 重生当天，娇知青撞进兵王心巴上 I Have a Longbow吾有长弓Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Song Shijin, a young woman sent to the countryside, married the man her best friend introduced her to. She spent half her life working herself to the bone for her husband, but they had no children. She became ill from overwork, only to discover that her husband had secretly built a big family with her best friend. Overcome with rage, she died on the spot. Reborn before the matchmaking meeting, she refused the man her best friend had picked out and instead married an officer 17.3kReads8.7Score2.3kShelves

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    Historical fiction, with a golden finger (advantage/cheat), no angst, very good.

29. 29 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 124.1kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves

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    These three are currently my favorites; they're funny and the writing is lighthearted.

30. 30 假 The Fake Heiress Just Gives Up and Goes Crazy! 假千金她直接摆烂发疯啦！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Modern Romance713k WordsCompleted The physical edition of Alternative Brilliance goes on presale on the 18th! What should you do if you become the fake heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress? Lie flat when it’s time to lie flat, and go crazy when it’s time to go crazy! Yan Zhizhi met the real heiress, Ning Yue, on a variety show. Then everyone realized Yan Zhizhi wasn’t quite the same as the person they’d known before. She’d gone crazy! When faced with a setback, everyone else tried to work through it. She just lay fla 40.6kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves
31. 31 小 A Little Zombie Went Looking for Brains, Ended Up in the 1970s, and Joined the Army 小丧尸找脑子找到七零后，随军了 Nine Meows Have Something to Say九喵有言Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Island military romance + transmigration + super-brain genius + special abilities + real and fake heiresses] Zhou Shi is a zombie with brains. She pushes a shopping cart around looking for supplies. Because humans say that if you have food, you have nothing to fear. She uses her brain as a mouth to talk, because she’s heard that if you don’t use your brain, it’ll rust. Her goal in zombie life is to become the most high-class Zombie Queen. High-class means pretty and smart. So this little zombie 13.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
32. 32 芭 The Ballet-Dancing Sweetheart Is Cornered and Kissed by the Cold Military Prince 芭蕾软妹被高冷军少逼墙角索吻 Xia Nanqiao夏南乔Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted Period Military Marriage + Sweet and Vulnerable Heroine + Cold Officer + The Hero Chases His Wife + Sweet Romance When they first meet, she's pitiful and helpless, preyed upon by a wolf. Moved by rare compassion, he steps in to help. When they meet again, he sees through her claws at once. Like a thorny rose, she's beautiful but prickly, so he keeps his distance! And yet, when she shines onstage, with a crowd of flower-snatching rogues gathered around her, coveting the rose he believes belongs o 164Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    It meets the requirements.

33. 33 资 The Capitalist Heiress Joins the Army, and the Wild Officer Coaxes Her Every Night 资本小姐随军，野蛮军官夜夜哄 Earning Billions a Day日进亿亿金Modern Romance193k WordsOngoing 57Reads6.1Score—Shelves
34. 34 穿 Transmigrated into a Cool, Pregnant Wife: Here Comes Your Beautiful Soldier King 穿成清冷孕妻，貌美兵王我来啦 Silent Clouds漫云不语Modern Romance574k WordsCompleted (Original title: The Cool, Aloof Pregnant Wife Joins Her Husband in the Army, Causing a Sensation Across the Entire Military Compound) [Military Marriage + Transmigrate Into a Book + Punish Scoundrels + Marriage First, Love Later + Soldier Hero with a Love-Struck Heart] Chu Yan, an AI engineering postdoctoral researcher, is just about to serve her country when she unexpectedly transmigrates to the 1970s. In the original novel, her parents die overnight, and she goes to the countryside while preg 3.5kReads8.5Score401Shelves
35. 35 八 The 1980s: The Tsundere Officer Flirts Wildly with His Cannon-Fodder Ex-Wife 八零：闷骚军官狂撩炮灰前妻 Li Yueya of Wuzhuang五庄的李月牙Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted The low rating is only because not many people have read it~ [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s setting + military marriage + devoted to each other + supporting female character + ten-year age gap + marriage before love + mutual flirting] [An outwardly serious, secretly flirtatious daddy-type hero whose old heart finally catches fire & a beautiful, sweet, timid, flirtatious heroine] When Zhu Sui'an wakes up, she discovers she's transmigrated into a period novel as the villainous ex-wife who makes 2.6kReads8.9Score296Shelves
36. 36 闺 Best Friends Transmigrate Into a Book Together! Marry a Rough-and-Ready Man! If You Leave, I’m Leaving Too 闺蜜齐穿书！嫁糙汉！你离我也离 Salt and Pepper Chicken Wings椒盐鸡翅块Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + rough-and-tough hero + sweet romance + face-slapping + daily life + building a fortune + raising kids] The moment Shen Wu opened her eyes, she saw a man who was exactly her type. Realizing she had transmigrated into a book, she then heard a familiar voice and understood that she wasn't the only one who had transmigrated: her best friend had come along too, and now they were sisters-in-law... The two of them had entered a novel written by someone who envied them. In 78kReads9.4Score7.1kShelves

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    Authoritative and good-looking 🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

37. 37 恶 My Wicked Mother-in-Law Went on a Rampage After Being Reborn, So I Took Her Place and Won by Doing Nothing 恶婆婆重生后杀疯了，我替嫁躺赢 The Sun on the Mountaintop山顶的太阳Modern Romance683k WordsCompleted [70s setting + military marriage + period drama + substitute marriage + family life + face-slapping + transmigration and rebirth] Su Qing was dazzlingly beautiful. Her friends jokingly called her a “strong, whiny monster.” She had countless admirers, and had beaten up countless scumbags. She never imagined she’d transmigrate into the body of a pushover. The pushover had been worked like a beast at her parents’ home, and even her marriage had been used as a pawn. Since her family refused to retur 18.2kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
38. 38 邪 An Evil Cultivator in the 1970s, Pregnant and Begged to Join the Establishment 邪修穿七零，挺着孕肚被求着入编 Hahaha121388哈哈哈121388Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted [Military Romance in the 1970s + Transmigration + Taking on the Horrible Relatives + Child Bride + An Unstoppable Female Lead Who’d Rather Throw Punches Than Argue] After transmigrating into the 1970s, Yu Lezhi, who had been single for 2,800 years, found herself made a child bride, five years older than her young husband. The day after they married, her young husband returned to his military unit. Less than half a year later, news arrived that he had died in the line of duty. At the terrible 1.8kReads8.2Score203Shelves

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    I think this is a good period drama; not all the characters work in the city. I'm recommending it; see if you like it [smirk].

39. 39 下 After Moving to the Countryside, the Real Heiress Understands Animal Speech and Becomes the Military District's Secret Weapon 下乡后，真千金懂兽语成军区外挂 Starry Wants to Earn Money星星要赚米Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Completed + short drama now streaming [Taking down scumbags + pocket dimension + everyone’s darling + face-slapping + animal mind-reading + military marriage + no self-sacrifice + patriotism] Yu Wan’er transmigrated from the Apocalypse to the 1980s. The good news: she came with a healing ability and could communicate with animals without a hitch. The bad news: she accidentally slept with a military bigwig after being drugged! A reborn fake heiress was already plotting to ruin her reputation. He 9.4kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
40. 40 七 After Joining the Army in the 1970s, the Psychological Expert Shakes Up the Family Compound 七零随军后，心理大佬轰动家属院 Yaoyao, Wandering the World浪迹天涯的夭夭Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Joining the army in the 1970s + solving cases with psychology + cozy everyday life + sweet romance + no awful relatives + no space or System] [Gentle psychology expert vs. a ruthless jade-faced soldier with foxlike eyes] In her previous life, Shen Mingyu was a PhD in psychology. An expert in microexpressions, criminal psychology, and more, she solved countless major cases and was known as a human lie detector. After transmigrating, she found that her father was a factory director, her mother a 18.3kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
41. 41 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 21.2kReads8.0Score2kShelves

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