Looking for Stories Set in a Bygone Era!!!!! 求年代文！！！！！

1. 1 七 The 1970s: Why Go to the Countryside When Watching the Drama Is Better? 七零，下什么乡？能有吃瓜香？ Dao Xiaoren刀小刃Modern Romance762k WordsCompleted [No relocation to the countryside + a supermarket pocket dimension + no black-market profiteering + both leads are each other's firsts, and the child isn't the male lead's + a laid-back spectator enjoying the gossip in a crowded courtyard] Every night before going to sleep, Xiang Tian thought she completely fit the criteria for transmigrating: no parents, no ties, and a huge pocket dimension at her disposal! Then Xiang Tian looked at the swaying light cord. So, had she been too sincere? Had she 70.6kReads8.4Score3.7kShelves

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   So beautiful (♥∀♥)! ...

2. 2 掏 The Capitalist's Daughter Liquidated Her Family Fortune and Joined the Army to Find Her Husband 掏空家产，资本家小姐去部队寻夫 Splendid Money Orange锦绣钱橙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Original title: “Emptying the Family Fortune: The Capitalist's Daughter Goes to the Army to Find Her Husband” [Military marriage + Transmigrate into a Book + Pocket dimension + Putting scumbags in their place + Love grows over time + Exceptionally fit military officer, her childhood betrothed VS dazzling capitalist's daughter] Jiang Si was fair-skinned, beautiful, and radiant. Who would have thought that after waking up, she would find herself in a period novel, as a well-known capitalist's daug 46.1kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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   I haven't read many of his works in recent years, but I highly recommend these few; they're very good.

3. 3 先 Marriage Before Love: The Young Marshal and His Live-In Son-in-Law 先婚后爱：少帅与上门婿 Tea Coffee茶咖啡Two Male Leads270k WordsCompleted [ABO + younger man + two equally powerful leads, both devoted and inexperienced + happy ending] A cool, independent beauty Alpha × a powerful Marshal Omega. Xie Chen bows to power and marries the young Marshal Gu Lin, though neither of them wants the marriage. In a time of chaos, they are bound together by the weight of national and family vendettas, and at last their hearts become entwined. 399Reads8.2Score116Shelves
4. 4 民 Republican Era: The Handsome Young Marshal 民国：美人少帅 Yuan Yu源俞Two Male Leads214k WordsCompleted A Republican-era story with two male leads, two equally strong men: a mixed-blood duke and a young warlord marshal. They meet in these chaotic times and come to know each other, but can they take control of their own destinies amid all this turmoil? 47Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 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 83.3kReads9.4Score13.4kShelves
6. 6 九 The 1990s: They Look Down on Me? I’m a Reborn Workaholic 九零：被瞧不起？呵呵我卷王重生 You Were Born Nameless卿本无名Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Tags: Clear-headed, independent heroine! After a difficult life, Li Xiaonan got to wipe the slate clean and start over. Back on the day she was tricked into buying a job, Li Xiaonan firmly said no! She resolutely decided to return to school and take the exams, and unexpectedly crossed paths with the big shot Zhou Qingbai from her previous life. Li Xiaonan: Big brother, how about being a useful connection for me? 45.6kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves

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   The first is a rebirth novel where the female protagonist embarks on a career in government. She is ambitious and gradually matures, with the main storyline focusing on her political career. There is a romantic subplot, but the male lead has limited screen time. The second is a time-travel novel where the female protagonist obtains a job, moving from the countryside to the city. Her parents also gradually find employment later on. However, the male lead is currently not a good match, and the author hopes for a change. Both are still ongoing, but the serialization is stable.

7. 7 王 Wang Xiaoli's Sixties 王小荔的六十年代 Scroll Ah卷轴啊Modern Romance627k WordsCompleted Transmigration + golden finger + pocket dimension + period drama + rural Northeast China (Lu Huaijin is an important character, but not the male lead) When she wakes up one morning, modern-day office drone Wang Xiaoli has become the “chubby girl” of Wangjia Village in the Northeast in the 1960s. Her family is dirt poor, and from the start she's burning with a fever and on the brink of death. Luckily, her little pocket dimension has transmigrated with her! Life in Wangjia Village is lively: a tou 18.9kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
8. 8 重 Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Abandons Her Husband, Sons, and Daughters 重生八零：老太太弃夫弃子弃女 Qiu Yeqing秋叶青Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the 1980s + no golden finger + everyday life + family squabbles + ensemble cast] (Also titled: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Abandons Her Husband, Sons, and Daughters) Old Lady Li was reborn at the age of 43, when her entire extended family depended on her for their livelihood. In her previous life, she worked like an ox and a horse, serving the whole family and giving them everything she had. In her old age, bedridden and ill, her husband and his old flame hoped she would die, wh 9.8kReads8.1Score1kShelves
9. 9 末 A Doomsday Veteran Brings Her Spatial Storage to the 1970s 末世大佬带着空间穿七零 Bu Xiaoxin不晓心Modern Romance2.9M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Period drama + supernatural abilities + transmigration + pocket dimension + shopping mall + both untouched + strong male and female leads] (Drink less water if you need to. There’s almost no filler. I can’t promise every chapter is thrilling, but it won’t be boring. If a couple of chapters drag now and then, just skip ahead.) A young woman inexplicably transmigrates to the 1970s. She possesses two supernatural abilities: mental powers and healing. She also has a magical pocket dimensi 35.4kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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   A historical novel, very well written.

10. 10 穿 Reborn as a Doomed Villainess, I Immediately Flee with the Money 穿成作死女配，她立即卷款跑路 Sanshui Valley三水谷Modern Romance319k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + transmigration into a book + slice of life + spies] Other people who transmigrate into books: tremble as they follow the plot and cling to powerful allies to stay alive. Her after transmigrating: discovers she’s a doomed villainess? The next second, she hoists a sack and makes off with all the 61Reads5.9Score—Shelves
11. 11 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

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12. 12 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
13. 13 开 From the Start, I Reported My Stepfather, Then the Frail Villainess Was Doted on in the Countryside 开局举报继父，病弱女配下乡被宠 Feng Ling lI风灵lIModern Romance759k WordsCompleted [Space + System + Sweet Romance + Frail Heroine + Rugged Hero] Qiao Qingdai was an utterly ordinary office worker. She was 25 and had been single for years. One day, after work, she decided to treat herself. Instead, a woman fell from the sky and crushed her to death. She drifted around with a soul-reaper from the underworld for a while before realizing that they had taken the wrong soul... After a furious argument, Qiao Qingdai happily took the loot she’d scored: a treasure chest System and a p 18.9kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    You can check this out; the writing is quite good, it's completed, and it has positive values.

14. 14 和 After Eloping with Her Childhood Friend, Her Rugged Commander Husband Went Crazy 和竹马私奔后，糙汉首长急疯了 Cen Shinian岑十年Modern Romance864k WordsCompleted [Short drama adaptation now streaming] [Period setting + military marriage + sweet, satisfying romance + married first, love later + winning back his wife!] Song Shengsheng had a nightmare and discovered that she was the cannon-fodder villainess in a period novel: the male lead’s first wife, who died young. In the book, beauty was her only asset. To escape her husband, she wrote a letter reporting that her military officer husband came from a politically suspect background. That wasn’t all. When 33.4kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
15. 15 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book and Got the Male Lead Wrong, Then His Officer Brother Forced Me to Love Him 穿书搞错男主，被军官弟弟强制爱 Hot-Tempered Persimmon暴躁柿子Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted Jiang Tinglan, a silly beauty, accidentally transmigrates into a period novel and ends up as the sloppy, lazy, ill-reputed fat woman in the story! The System tells her to win over the male lead, so she loses weight, takes care of her skin, and trounces the hypocritical second female lead, transforming into the Jiang family's refined and accomplished young lady! Just as Lin Huaisheng falls for her and gradually succumbs to her charms...the Lu Shijing she bullied as a child unexpectedly goes cra 128Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Both are period dramas. In the first book, the male lead was adopted by the female lead's family. The female lead transmigrates into the book, and later the male lead joins the army. When he returns, he gives the female lead a piece of paper and says, "Sister, come with me to the army." (Only wives can accompany their husbands to the army.)

16. 16 资 The Reborn Capitalist Heiress Is Doted on by Her Military Officer Husband 资本家大小姐重生军官老公掌心宠 Yan Xingyan言星妍Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Historical Setting + Joining the Army Husband on an Island + Reborn + Young Lady + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life] [Alternate setting, 1960s] [Flirtatious, high-maintenance heroine and rough, arrogant hero] Shen Yitang thought there must be something seriously wrong with her. She had spent five years disliking Gu Huaizheng, but after he died, she spent a full ten years missing him. She missed the strong arms that had protected her in the catastrophic flood, and the safe haven he had built for he 19.1kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves
17. 17 新 The Bride Called Off the Wedding, So I Turned Around and Married an ’80s Heiress 新娘悔婚，反手娶八十年代白富美 Troublemaker 1妖蛾子1Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Lu Ye, rich enough to rival a nation, returned to 1986. In his previous life, he didn't know how to cherish his family, bringing misery to his wife and causing his daughter to die. In this life, he would protect his wife and daughter under his wing and never let them suffer the slightest harm! His little girl: “Daddy, I was born into the right family, wasn't I?” Lu Ye: “Of course. If you want the stars, Daddy wouldn't dare give you the moon instead~” Chu Xiang'er: “Honey, I married the right man 1.8kReads8.6Score151Shelves
18. 18 新 On Our Wedding Night, the Cold-Faced Officer Washed the Sheets 新婚夜，冷面军官洗床单 Meat Sauce Dumpling肉酱团子Modern Romance217k WordsCompleted The ratings came in on Singles’ Day, and they started out a little low. They’ll gradually rise, though~ [Military marriage in a bygone era + sweet beauty VS stone-faced officer + devoted husband + cozy everyday life] She transmigrates into a book on her wedding night. They’ve barely finished when he wants to run away? Jiang Muning raised an eyebrow. “In your dreams!” When she woke up, she discovered that her archenemy, who was supposed to have died with her in an avalanche, had also transmigrate 12kReads9.0Score1kShelves
19. 19 军 Military Marriage: The Cold-Faced Soldier Is Wrapped Around the Soft and Beautiful Woman's Finger 军婚：冷面兵哥被娇软美人拿捏了 February Guagua二月瓜瓜Modern Romance637k WordsCompleted [Reborn, Military Marriage, 1980s, Feel-Good Revenge] In her previous life, the person Jiang Xia feared and despised most was Lu Yuanting. She thought he was rough, fierce, coarse, and lacking in refinement, so she kept her distance and treated him with utter hostility, devoting herself wholeheartedly to someone else. Yet after she died, it was Lu Yuanting, the very man she detested, who gave up a bright future to avenge her, personally killed her enemies, and gathered her remains. Given anoth 6kReads8.6Score639Shelves
20. 20 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 101.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves

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    You should definitely check out these three. They're all so good, you won't want to say a word once you start reading. They're all about people striving to make a living in different eras, achieving success in both love and career. These few have more plot points about making money and having fun, and I finished them in one go without giving up. I also read a period drama before, the plot was pretty good, but I got a little tired of period stories, so I didn't finish it. I can't find it right now, I'll look for it again.

21. 21 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book Set in the 1970s: The Cannon-Fodder Female Lead Gives Up and Takes It Easy 穿书七零：炮灰女配咸鱼了 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Spatial powers + Married] She wakes up as the central figure at a funeral, having transmigrated into a period novel as a spiteful, selfish woman. Well, in that case, she might as well let loose. Her persona is already established, and she has a golden finger. Why work hard when she could have a wonderful life without lifting a finger? Liu Qingqing declares, “I’m going to be a couch potato.” 18.1kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
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
23. 23 我 In the Eighties, I Pretended to Be the Amnesiac Male Lead's Girlfriend 我在八零冒充失忆男主的对象 Ruan Xiaolou阮小楼Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [Transported into the Story + Amnesiac Male Lead + Sweet Romance + Flirtatious Tension + Spatial Golden Finger + Winning Back His Wife] P.S. The female lead isn't a strong woman. A gorgeous, spoiled, lovable beauty VS a cold, stern, abstinent military officer After Wen Nian criticized a supporting female character in a period novel, she was transported straight into the book. The supporting character was an orphan of a fallen soldier, and by chance, the female lead's father had taken her in. Nin 2.5kReads8.7Score263Shelves

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    These three period novels are absolutely amazing! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Admiration]

24. 24 大 The Compound’s Factory Beauty Has Been Snatched Up by the Villainous Capitalist Young Master! 大院厂花被反派资本家少爷拱了！ The Witch's Apple女巫的苹果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period Setting, Beautiful but Miserable and Powerful Tycoon's Son + The Factory's Most Beautiful Woman, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Face-Slapping and Striving in the Factory Compound, The Villainous Family's Loving Everyday Life] Bai Xiaotong finally found a chance to sleep with her childhood sweetheart. Only afterward did she realize she'd slept with the wrong man, and that this world wasn't real at all. It was merely a novel set in a bygone era. In this fictional world, her cousin was th 29kReads8.3Score3.5kShelves
25. 25 恶 The Villainess and the Village Tough Sweep Through the 1980s. Deal With It! 恶女配村霸横扫八零，不服忍着！ The Salted Fish Bounces Back咸鱼翻生Modern Romance531k WordsOngoing Both leads are virgins + period setting + domineering pursuit + devoted, puppy-like hero + sweet romance + pocket dimension Just a second ago, Shen Yaoyao was a lie-flat shopkeeper of a small 21st-century convenience store. The next, while wandering outside during a typhoon, she was swept into an Eighties novel she was always complaining about, and landed the role of the vicious supporting woman. She was the daughter of a cotton mill director, exiled to the countryside by her father after offend 48Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 七 A 1970s Village Girl Connects to the Modern World and Gets Rich Selling Wild Vegetables 七零通现代，小村姑靠卖野菜致富 Future Pretty-Girl Warrior未来美少女战士Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [No romance + From the 1970s to the modern era] She bangs her head on the stove, and Jiang Banxia’s journey selling wild vegetables in another world begins. Oh my goodness! This is incredible! Shepherd’s purse can sell for eight yuan a jin. A jin of shepherd’s purse can buy three or four jin of rice. The fatty pork that’s in high demand back home is unwanted here. A jin and a half of wild vegetables can be traded for a jin of fatty pork. How can there be such a good deal? Jiang Banxia diligently 1.8kReads8.5Score231Shelves

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    It has a gentle, narrative feel, full of tender warmth—it's very moving!

27. 27 穿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 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 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

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    They are all good period novels.

28. 28 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
29. 29 带 Taking a Little House Back to the Seventies 带着小屋穿七零 Hector Who Loves Tangyuan爱吃汤子的赫克托Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted After graduating, Jiang Yan joined the army of people preparing for the civil service exams. She stayed up late doing practice questions to secure a government job, but suddenly died from overwork and was reborn in the 1970s. To her surprise, what seemed like a disaster turned out to be a blessing: she landed a secure job. 5.8kReads7.3Score269Shelves
30. 30 重 After Being Reborn in the 1970s, I Was Carried Off by the Village Bully 重生七零年代后，我被村霸叼走了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted Su Qinran opened her eyes again and found herself back on the train bound for Daqing Mountain. Lin Yaotang had never seen such a beautiful woman. At first glance, she seemed like a celestial maiden, while he was nothing but mud at the bottom of a pond. Su Qinran glanced at Lin Yaotang. In her previous life, he had pursued her relentlessly, only to die saving her in the end. She owed him her life. Lin Yaotang: “Aah!!! The goddess looked at me! I’m going to adult education classes! I’m going to le 8.9kReads9.3Score950Shelves
31. 31 九 The 1990s: Reborn as a Painfully Annoying Brat, She’s Ready to Turn Her Life Around 九零穿成烦人作精，她要逆袭翻盘 Gray灰色Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted With her showy hair color, extensive tattoos, over-the-top makeup and outfits, and carefree antics with her friends on the streets late at night, this group of rebellious teenagers looked utterly carefree. Watching them through Zhou Qian's eyes as she left a banquet, she couldn't help envying them. Living like that seemed pretty nice. At least you could do whatever you wanted, whenever you wanted. It was just a passing thought, but she transmigrated into the body of a troubled girl in the 1990s 416Reads7.1Score103Shelves
32. 32 一 One Baby After Another: Who Says the Commander Is Too Cold? 一胎又一胎，到底谁说首长太清冷 Sweetie Xi小甜甜喜Modern Romance262k WordsCompleted Bound by a family-arranged marriage, Wen Jianxin is forced to marry a man whose moods are impossible to predict. She thought she could endure it forever, but she overestimated herself. Spending the rest of her life with him would be worse than dying. A proud, aloof young lady and an unreasonable man with a limp Set in the 1950s; coercive romance; both leads are sexually and romantically exclusive 7.8kReads8.0Score244Shelves
33. 33 花 The Secret of Huaxi 花溪的秘密 Pile of Money钱堆堆Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted 14.3kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
34. 34 年 The Supporting Girl in the Period Novel Rolled Her Eyes 年代文女配翻了个白眼 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [The blurb is misleading. This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, and the leads are ordinary people. If you only like mindless wish fulfillment, please don't read this. Thank you.] Qiu Bailu transmigrates into a period novel as a clownish, supporting villainess, destined to scheme her way to a lifetime of poverty. She's so angry she laughs. She's unapologetically hypocritical. When she read the book, she sided with the protagonist and thought the villainess was awful. Now that she's the villainess, 92.2kReads8.8Score6.5kShelves
35. 35 低 Keep Your Voice Down: Is It Really Something to Brag About, Transmigrating into a Novel Set in This Era? 低声些，穿进这种年代文很光彩吗 Little Zhang Is a Bit Sweet~小张有点甜～Modern Romance360k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] + [Period Setting] + [Comeback] + [Mystery] + [Mind Games] While others transmigrate into books to become everyone's darling, Song Zhaozhao transmigrates into a book as the “target” of more than a dozen men. The plot has a pack of hungry wolves set their sights on her? Then Song Zhaozhao is going to tear up this damn script. She absolutely refuses to be the “young lady” everyone gets to take a bite out of! 3.4kReads8.1Score487Shelves
36. 36 七 A Mad Couple in the 1970s 七零年代疯批夫妇 The Colorful Xue Jingfei色彩缤纷的薛静妃Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Historical era + green tea schemer + obsessive love + unhinged + powerful lead + everyday family life + pocket dimension + food + healing + transmigrate into a book This is the story of two unfortunate souls saving each other. After transmigrating into the countryside as a little orphan, Ming Dai meets Zhou Sinian, a mad powerful man who loves wearing red headscarves. Under the protection of his reputation, she manages to establish herself in the village. Zhou Sinian was a cannon-fodder characte 107.2kReads9.3Score11kShelves
37. 37 资 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 Yan Qi Yun Qian言蹊云浅Modern Romance994k WordsCompleted [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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    A very good historical romance novel; the author put a lot of effort into it. Highly recommended!

38. 38 汴 Spring Deepens in Bianjing 汴京春深 Wheat小麦Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Audio version now available, welcome to listen] Madam Rongguo, Wang Fu, devoted herself to her family until she fell gravely ill and died. She was reborn in the body of Meng Jiuniang, a foolish illegitimate daughter who was only seven years old. In her previous life, her husband became her uncle in this life, and her son became her cousin. In this life, Meng Wan had a simple wish: to live peacefully and watch her son, her cousin Su Fang in this life, grow up safe and sound. But as she and a gro 18.9kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves

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    It takes a little patience to start reading; once you've read just one chapter, you'll be staying up all night. My most satisfying novel recently!

39. 39 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Little Foolish Army Wife Cheats Her Way to Success in the ’70s 军婚甜宠：小傻瓜军嫂在七零开挂 As Fragrant as Jade香似玉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted First married, then in love + Sweet military romance [Entirely fictional: Military marriage, historical setting, both chaste, satisfying story, devoted love, first married then in love] They say this seventeen-year-old girl is unbelievably stupid! And she has a crazy case of spring fever: every spring, she chases men all over the village! One day, a versatile, cool beauty wakes up in the body of Tian Yuzhu, a silly girl in the 1970s. Her family considers her a burden and dumps her on the Shi fam 3kReads9.1Score603Shelves

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    Military marriage during a bygone era, everyday life, and a doting husband.

40. 40 年 A Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Charming Village Girl Rises to Become the Young Madam of Beijing's Elite 年代军婚俏村花逆袭成京圈少夫人 As Fragrant as Jade香似玉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage, period setting, sweet and satisfying romance, family life, life with the army, cold male lead, spirited female lead] When the original owner was five, she grabbed a young boy’s hand and begged, “You have to come back and marry me.” At eighteen, after transmigrating, Guan Yiyi threw her arms around the soldier who had saved her and said, “Come on, give me a kiss!” When they meet again: “Who are you?” The genius girl was clearly smart, but she wanted to play dumb. The cunning, 1.4kReads8.4Score216Shelves
41. 41 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s, Make Money, Win His Heart, and Raise the Kids 穿越八零年代，挣钱撩汉养崽崽 Slightly Tipsy with Orange Flavor橘子味微醺Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [No golden finger in this book. Readers who prefer pocket-dimension or System stories should steer clear. The heroine isn’t a self-sacrificing saint, the hero is warm and devoted, there are adorable kids, and few awful characters.] After a nap, Qin Man woke up to find she had transmigrated to the 1980s and become a woman whose identity was unknown. Apparently, the woman she had become was a simpleton, married to the village heartthrob, who was attending university, and had a lovely pair of twins 7.3kReads9.1Score422Shelves

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    [This book has no cheat codes; readers who enjoy space system novels should proceed with caution. The female lead is not a saint, the male lead is warm-hearted and doting, there are adorable children, and the protagonist is exceptionally talented.] Qin Man woke up one morning to find herself unexpectedly transported to the 1980s, becoming a woman of unknown identity. It's said that she's an idiot here, has a handsome village husband in college, and a pair of adorable twin children. Wow, she skipped the ten months of pregnancy and became a mother overnight! Optimistic as Qin Man is, she quickly accepted reality. In her previous life, she was plain-looking and unloved; in this life, she's beautiful and loved. This transmigration was absolutely worth it—a triple win in love, career, and life!

42. 42 生 Crying Through Childbirth, I’m Spoiled by a Powerful Man in the 1990s 生崽痛哭，我在九零被大佬宠上天 The Dark Circles Aren't Dark黑眼圈不黑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Set in a bygone era + sweet romance + family life + building wealth + devoted one-on-one couple] Everyone at Big Willow Courtyard knew Gu Lin was a reckless hooligan who brought misfortune to his relatives. They warned their children to stay away from him, or they'd end up unlucky too. Mu Ning transmigrated into a period novel as the cannon-fodder ex-wife of a major supporting character. Her original body's fate was to die in childbirth. She touched her four-month baby bump and trembled with fe 7.9kReads8.7Score497Shelves

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    ✨✨(¬◡¬)✧ This mindless money-making novel was so addictive, I stayed up until 3 AM and couldn't stop reading! It's a micro-ensemble piece; the male lead is someone who doesn't understand love and had a terrible childhood as a delinquent. The female lead transmigrates into a book. In the bookstore, they also have children, but both children have tragic endings. The female lead changes their lives, leading them to wealth. The male lead and his brothers also find work, making it a kind of redemption story. It's incredibly good, I really love it!

43. 43 七 In the Seventies, My Educated Youth Husband Gives Himself to Me 七零年代，知青丈夫以身相许 Tomato Fish Stew番茄鱼煲Modern Romance633k WordsCompleted [Period + educated youth + farming + inspirational] Chen Jiahui thinks she has no particular strengths, except that she’s just a tiny bit stronger than most. Later, she goes up the mountain to chop firewood and casually picks up a husband. Well, she saves a man. Lin Zhinan thinks he has no particular strengths, except that he’s just a tiny bit more handsome than most. Later, he goes up the mountain to gather firewood and ends up giving himself away. Well, he gets rescued. The truth is actually m 3.2kReads9.0Score239Shelves

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    No spatial abilities, no system, no cheat codes, daughter of a martyr, male educated youth sent to the countryside, strong woman, talented and handsome man, doting husband, inspirational story, compassionate but not saintly, exceptional young man, arranged marriage that blossoms into love. The female lead (Chen Jia Hui), daughter of a martyr, possesses immense strength and is beautiful. She tells the male lead, "Since I saved you, you should repay me with your body..." The male lead (Lin Zhi Nan), an educated youth sent to the countryside from Guangdong, is a high-class beauty in the brigade. He is aloof and celibate in public, but charming and roguish towards the female lead: "I've saved your life, so I'll repay you with my body..."

44. 44 古 From Ancient Times to the Present: A Young Concubine's Joyful Antics in the 1960s 古穿今之小庶女欢欢喜喜闹六零 Water Drops Turn to Frost滴水成霜Modern Romance449k WordsCompleted A scheming plot sends the Right Chancellor’s young concubine-born daughter into the 1960s in a dream. With the face of an innocent temptress, she does the craziest things. One moment she’s sobbing; the next, she’s smashing an enemy’s skull clean off. She says the softest things and hits with the hardest hands. She’s determined to follow her mother’s advice: a woman who cries gets candy, and a woman with a ruthless streak won’t get cheated. As for a partner, the young daughter gives a shy smile, 5.4kReads9.2Score524Shelves

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    The young concubine's daughter of the Right Prime Minister's mansion was schemed against until she was sixty. With the most innocent and alluring face, she did the most outrageous things. One second she was crying and whining, the next she could be tearing her enemy's skull apart. She spoke softly, but acted with the most ruthless force. She resolutely followed her mother's advice: "A woman who cries gets candy, a ruthless woman never suffers." As for her target, the young concubine's daughter smiled shyly, dimples appearing at the corners of her lips, sweet enough to make one's heart ache but not cloying. Her aunt said, "Some things are better when there's more."

45. 45 老 Dad Told Her, If You're Unhappy, Make a Scene 老爹告诉她，不顺心就要闹 The Sky Is Lonely天空是寂寞Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing Wang Xiaoxiao followed her dad to the military base. Two months later, both her dad’s allowance and her stepmother’s allowance were in her hands. She also gained a tagalong, He Jin. She and her dad kept jumping back and forth between loving each other and setting each other up. Under He Jin’s aura of genius, the thing she did most was sign confidentiality agreements. Wang Xiaoxiao gained two more dads: He Jianmin and Ding Jianguo. A story about an Army kid who wandered into someone else’s field 59.6kReads8.9Score3kShelves

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    Very dated, quite realistic

46. 46 七 1970s Military Marriage: After Marrying a Soldier, She Decides to Lie Flat 七零军婚：嫁给兵哥哥后她躺平了 Little Moon Darling小月亮宝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Main characters: Gu Yuanzhou and Tang Xiaoxiao Parallel world + military marriage + doting husband + no nasty characters + dimensional space P.S. The rating has only just opened, so it’ll rise later! Tang Xiaoxiao, a young heiress from the twenty-first century, inherited her father’s vast fortune and then traveled around the world with her best friend, living the good life. Her friend took her skydiving, but... That jump sent her straight to the 1970s. The moment she opened her eyes, she found h 15kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
47. 47 七 The Seventies: Reunited with My Ex Four Years Later, I Become Everyone's Darling 七零，四年后巧遇前任被团宠 Si Xuan丝轩Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + reunited after a breakup + transmigrate into a book + pocket dimension + devoted couple + groveling pursuit + sweet romance + the male lead will later transmigrate to the modern era to win her back] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder female character. The moment she opens her eyes, the male lead is sweet-talking her in a cornfield. According to the plot, he is only using her as a stepping-stone. Su Wanwan refuses to follow the plot. That very night, she meet 83.9kReads8.4Score8.6kShelves

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    Transmigrated into a novel set in the 1970s, Su Wanwan became a cannon fodder female supporting character, tricked by the male lead? She resolutely refused to follow the plot! One glance was enough to set her in love with Xie Beishen, a newly arrived educated youth, and she began her pursuit. She initially thought him to be a pure-hearted man, but unexpectedly, she was completely under his control. However, Xie's grandmother intervened, forcing them to break up. Four years later, they reunite, and Su Wanwan, now with a miniature version of Xie Beishen, will unleash a storm of love this time? Super good! [Thinking]

48. 48 九 The 1990s: Back to One Month Before My Husband's Tragic Death 九零：回到丈夫惨死前一月 Wealth and Prosperity金银富贵Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-led period business drama + raising a child + unruly heroine + gentle, devoted husband + mutual healing] [Short drama now streaming] In her previous life, Su Ai was a gangster. She smoked, played cards, drank, and got into fights, and she didn't give a damn about anything. She even stole a handsome village doctor away to be her husband and had a well-behaved child with him. Her biggest regret was causing trouble and getting her husband killed at home. Even after she later built a busine 22kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
49. 49 八 Married with a Baby in the ’80s: My Mortal Enemy Becomes a Henpecked Husband 八零奉子成婚，死对头成了妻管严 Nong Wuyou侬无忧Modern Romance796k WordsCompleted When Lin Xiangyi woke up, she learned that she had transmigrated into a book, a period novel written by her stepsister. Her stepsister was the heroine, and she was the vicious supporting character. Her father didn’t love her and her mother was gone. As if having to survive under the thumb of her wicked stepmother since childhood wasn’t enough, her scheming stepsister stole her fiancé and set up her nemesis, the street thug Xie Qingxiao, to ruin her virtue. She became pregnant by accident, and af 13.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
50. 50 八 An Eighties-Era Little Miss, Doted on Excessively by a Top Scientist 八零娇气包，科研大佬过分宠 Tingting Rain亭亭雨Modern Romance679k WordsCompleted [Pampered, affectionate beauty VS straight-laced research mogul, transmigrated into a book + spoiled girl + sweet romance + love after marriage] Xue Minmin is a fussy beauty, spoiled and willful, who unexpectedly finds herself transported into a book. Force the research mogul to marry her? Frame the camellia-loving heroine? Marry an old man, have three kids, and get beaten? No, no, no! It has to be a dream! When she opens her eyes again, someone is kissing her by force. She curses him as a perve 9.2kReads8.3Score1kShelves

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