Seventies-Era Novels with Smooth Writing and Great Plots! 年代文，文笔流畅剧情好看的！

1. 1 军 Sweet Military Marriage: The Pretty Army Wife Makes a Fortune in the 1980s 军婚甜蜜蜜：俏军嫂在八零赚麻了 Xing Yuyan邢毓晏Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama is now available Original title: Sweet Military Marriage: The Pretty Military Wife Makes a Fortune in the 1980s Zuo Jingyan had achieved financial independence and was ready to enjoy life as a wealthy, beautiful woman. Then a car accident sent her back to 1980, and things got off to a rocky start! She became a notorious nuisance, causing so much trouble that everyone in the compound avoided her. Her military husband was determined to d 21.3kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves

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   It's still quite pretty.

2. 2 胡 The Folks of the Hutong 胡同人家 Xiaoman Crisp小满酥Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted ☆ [Main story complete] ☆ [No transmigration, no rebirth, not a feel-good power fantasy, no golden finger] ☆ [An ordinary person's ordinary story, with a focus on everyday life] In 1972, seventeen-year-old Zhong Wenshu took over her mother's job at the state-run supply and marketing cooperative, avoiding the mass campaign to send young people to the countryside. In 1973, eighteen-year-old Zhong Wenshu married a young police officer from the neighboring courtyard and started a home with just th 15kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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   A delightful period drama set in Pigeon Alley, filled with the ups and downs of life. The story follows the lives of locals in the 1970s, their diligent schooling, and the heartwarming daily life of Grandma Xia after her divorce, finding her sister, and finally, the protagonist's transmigration into her cousin's novel, where she finds the male lead she likes. The female lead is always striving to be herself.

3. 3 别 Everyone Else Transmigrates or Is Reborn, but I'm Just a Native Cannon-Fodder 别人都是穿越重生，就我土著炮灰 Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped 6.6kReads9.0Score585Shelves
4. 4 重 Reborn in the 1960s: The Old Woman's Rise 重生六零：老太太的崛起 Sweet and Sour Orange Fish糖醋橙子鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn in the late 1960s, an imperfect heroine who grows over time, then a fiery old lady; explosive gossip; family squabbles early on, then the heroine builds a career; ensemble cast] In her previous life, Grandma Xia gave everything she had to her family. She raised her three sons to adulthood and helped them start families and careers. She should have been able to enjoy her golden years, but her sons kicked her out, and she died on a rainy winter night. When she opened her eyes, Grandma Xia 7.5kReads9.0Score768Shelves
5. 5 怕 Help! Pregnant with Twins, and This Rugged Man Won't Stop Spoiling Me! 怕！双胎体质，被糙汉掐腰猛宠！ Cute Little Mango可爱小芒果Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Complete) (Period setting + rugged man + devoted husband + everyday life + devoted couple, one-on-one romance) As a minor cannon-fodder shrew of a supporting female character in a period novel, she was destined for a miserable ending that would leave everyone sighing with pity. But sorry, I'm here now. Looking at the man before her, with his straight, sturdy posture, phoenix eyes, and high nose, both his face and physique seemed made to match her tastes perfectly. Bai Yueji: How thoroughly brai 82.4kReads9.4Score5.4kShelves
6. 6 媳 My Wife Came to the Base to Divorce Me, and Now the Chaste Commander Is Panicking 媳妇来部队离婚，禁欲首长他急了 Gu Sang顾桑Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The short drama Ask Your Heart How Much has launched] [Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + devoted couple + family life + raising kids + face-slapping] The moment Jiang Ning opened her eyes, she realized she had become the cannon-fodder female character in a period novel. She'd been married for three years without ever seeing her husband, and was destined to spend the rest of her life alone. Jiang Ning thought, Spend the rest of my life alone? No way! She decisively left behind 56kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves

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7. 7 农 The Blessed Little One of the Farming Family Has a Pocket Dimension, and the Whole Village Spoils Her 农家福崽有空间，全村抢着来娇宠 Listening to the Wind Beneath the Moon水月聆风Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Shen Nuan died in the apocalypse and was reborn as the only girl in the Shen family. She also came with a pocket dimension and divine strength. Her new family is harmonious, and the whole village gets along. The only problem is that they're dirt poor, with nothing to their name. So she leads the whole village in growing crops, building houses, and setting up farms, turning it into the prettiest and richest little mountain village around and getting everyone to work hard. But on the road to prosp 4.8kReads9.2Score597Shelves
8. 8 逼 You Forced Me to Live as a Widow? The General Came Back Alive, and Now You’re Stunned 逼我守寡？首长活着回来傻眼了吧 Talking Rabbits Is No Ordinary Thing谈兔不凡Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + remarriage + punishing scumbags and face-slapping + making a fortune + 1980s + space] (A radiant beauty who makes a fortune VS a taciturn, protective tough guy) Tang Qiu opened her eyes on her wedding night and found herself married in a bride swap to an officer's wife who was about to become a widow. No need to panic. First, she’d settle the score with the stepsister who’d schemed against her, then reclaim her dowry. She even unexpectedly got a golden finger space. Her scum 8.4kReads8.5Score1kShelves
9. 9 首 Commander! Grandma Found You a Capitalist's Daughter to Marry 首长！老太太给你娶了资本家小姐 Leisurely Half-Day半日閑人Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted Wen Shuwan was the pampered daughter of a capitalist family, a bona fide rich beauty. With a storm brewing and enemies she had offended, she was sent away for nearly twenty years. Just as she finally got her label removed and returned to the city, she became a vegetable while saving someone. When she opened her eyes again, it was 1960. “Am I supposed to repeat the same mistakes?” Absolutely not. During this sensitive period, protecting her family meant finding a new way to live. So she stayed up 922Reads8.6Score103Shelves
10. 10 穿 Book Transmigration: The Beloved Little Nobody of the 1980s 穿书：八零团宠小废物 Udumbara Bright Moon优昙明月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qi Yunyi opens her eyes and discovers that she has transmigrated into a book as the vicious female supporting character. In the early part of the story, she relentlessly bullies the male supporting character; in the middle, she relentlessly emotionally manipulates him; and later, she relentlessly curses his entire family. The male supporting character she bullies has the male lead for an older brother and the female lead for a sister-in-law. He’ll grow up to be a heartthrob himself, and most imp 2.8kReads8.5Score242Shelves
11. 11 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
12. 12 年 The Male Lead of a Period Novel? Marrying an Abstinent Military Officer Is Much Better 年代文男主？哪有嫁给禁欲军官香 Xia Shang下伤Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (1960s, military marriage, devoted couple, female lead is a worker-peasant-soldier university student x the young heir to a powerful family in Guangdong) After her parents divorced and remarried, Liu Yao became a poor little thing loved by neither of them. After graduating from a prestigious university with a master's degree, Liu Yao thought she could change her fate against all odds. But once she arrived in the big city, she was nothing more than an insignificant nobody, one of those small-to 956Reads7.9Score110Shelves
13. 13 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.5kReads9.1Score47.4kShelves
14. 14 六 Sixties Space: The Lucky Baby Is Sweet and Adorable 六零空间：锦鲤福宝又娇又甜 Little Maruko Sunbathing晒太阳的小丸子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Transmigration + space + supplies + family favorite + lucky charm + the whole family gets rich + farming + everyday family life Mu Jin died, then came back to life. When she woke up, she had become a tiny fetus still in her mother's womb. Mu Jin yawned. No big deal. What? The 1960s? No need to panic. What? Not enough food or clothes? That she couldn't accept. But what was this space that had suddenly appeared in her mind? Was that enormous wholesale market real? She never expected that transmigr 4.7kReads9.2Score441Shelves

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15. 15 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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    The true god of period fiction!

16. 16 对 The Foil Says Nothing, Just Keeps Snatching the Lucky One’s Fortunes 对照组不语，只一味抢夺福宝机缘 Ci Shen辞燊Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Period setting + Pocket dimension + Strong female lead + Everyday family life + Cannon-fodder comeback + Self-interest] Cheng Wangshu had lived in poverty for most of her life. She had just received news that her family home was slated for demolition when she got so excited that she laughed herself to death without catching her breath. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself inside a period novel about a darling blessed by fortune and adored by everyone. But she wasn't the heroine. Sh 12.3kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves

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    These books are all very good.

17. 17 七 The 1970s: The Commander Marries the Laziest Woman in the Village 七零：首长娶了全村最懒的婆娘 Cheng Xiaohuai程小淮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A new novel is underway, a companion story to Zhou Suisui's: [The Night I Divorced in the Military District, I Consummated My Marriage with a Rugged Officer] Remember to check it out~ [Cold-Faced, Broad-Shouldered Officer VS. Slim-Waisted, Delicate Beauty] [Pocket Dimension + Special Powers + Both Pure + Mutual Devotion] Zhou Suisui transmigrated! She became a lazy, gluttonous educated youth in Hongxing Village. A stern-faced commander returned to his hometown after a mission and mistook the de 2.5kReads8.1Score262Shelves
18. 18 穿 Reborn as the Wretched Younger Sister-in-Law, the Young Lady Fights for Everything 穿成极品小姑子，大小姐既争又抢 Cen Suisui岑穗穗Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Transmigrating into a 1970s book, golden finger, punishing scumbags, building a fortune, sweet romance] Miss An Ning transmigrates into the script of a period drama and becomes the heroine's awful sister-in-law. The heroine is forthright and capable, working efficiently, caring for her in-laws and children, handling all the housework, and thriving in her career. As the contrast to the heroine, the sister-in-law is spoiled, fussy, lazy, and selfish. Out of jealousy, she often picks fights with t 1.3kReads6.0Score101Shelves
19. 19 睁 I Opened My Eyes to Find Myself Selling My Niece? The Vicious Aunt Brings Fortune to the Whole Family 睁眼就在卖侄女？极品小姑旺全家 Call Me A Gu叫我阿骨Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [System + Beloved by All + Famine + A Real Piece of Work] Chen Qianqian transmigrated one day and opened her eyes just in time to see someone selling her niece. The original owner was lazy, greedy, and shameless. She had three older brothers and a younger brother, and as the family's only daughter, she'd been spoiled into a complete menace. She relied on the men in her family to throw her weight around the village, and now she was even planning to sell her niece just to get some meat! Wasn't she 11.2kReads8.7Score1.1kShelves
20. 20 窝 The Helpless Old Woman Got Rich After Leaving Her Husband and Children 窝囊老太抛夫弃子后暴富了 Zhou Xiaofan周小繁Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted (The short drama Reborn Grandma: Divorcing First is now streaming) [Rebirth + Fast-Paced Wish Fulfillment + No Romance + Family Life] Chen Baomei, a timid old woman who had spent her whole life putting up with everything, died. All her life, she had worked herself to the bone for her children, sacrificing everything to give them a better life. Then the family’s home was demolished, making them rich overnight. Before she could even enjoy the money, her sons and daughters-in-law had coaxed and che 47.7kReads8.7Score1.7kShelves

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    A wonderful piece of writing from a bygone era, depicting everyday life, gossip, and drama; the writing is delicate, fluent, and incredibly enjoyable.

21. 21 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
22. 22 重 Reborn in the 1970s: Turning My Life Around 重生七零：逆袭人生 Yang Xiaomian杨小面Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + reborn + historical era + no golden finger + clear-headed, independent heroine] Have you ever stayed up too late, only to open your eyes in a panic and find yourself in the 1970s? Zhou Jinxin transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the eldest daughter of the Zhou family in a small town. The family has five daughters and no sons, and they struggle to make ends meet. As if things weren’t bad enough, Zhou’s father falls gravely ill and is left paralyzed after overworking himself. Z 7.7kReads8.3Score598Shelves
23. 23 年 A Self-Serving Perfectionist in a Period Novel 年代文里的精致利己主义 Today Is Jingzhe今日惊蛰Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted Yang Yuan never expected that after transmigrating, she would become the female lead's fake best friend in a period novel. Not only did she burn the heroine's love letters, but she was also destined for a miserable end. Well, at least she didn't have many scenes. If she played her cards right and made amends, she could still survive. What? Go to the countryside? Absolutely not. I'm lazy, greedy, and a shameless freeloader who loves the easy life. So what if I take advantage of people or scheme a 11.8kReads8.1Score708Shelves
24. 24 重 Reborn as a Delicate, Wealthy Beauty in the 1970s 重生七零娇气白富美 Bai Budan白不单Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Lu Xicheng, a young lady from the 21st century, transmigrates to the 1970s, bringing her little villa with her. Though she's unlucky, at least this girl looks just like she did before and has loving parents and family. So what if she's sent to the countryside? It's anyone's guess whether she'll reform the rural areas or they'll reform her! Staring at her palm, red and sore after picking just a few ears of corn, Lu Xicheng sniffles. Farm work is too hard. She wants to go home! Huo Jingchuan is th 138.4kReads9.2Score19.8kShelves

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    A historical romance novel with time travel elements and a small villa. The female lead is delicate and adorable, but not a saint. Both the male and female leads have very positive values. [Learned][Learned]

25. 25 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 192.7kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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    Rebirth in a bygone era, without any overpowered plot devices, it's particularly enjoyable. Listening to the audiobook version is even better, it's vivid and interesting.

26. 26 6 The 1960s: My Family Is on Its Way to Prosperity 60年代：我家奔小康了 Didi Fearless迪迪无畏Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Reborn in a parallel timeline + period setting + pocket dimension + building wealth + helping the whole village prosper + serving the nation] Li Jinqiu opens his eyes and finds himself reborn at eighteen, in the famine-stricken 1960s. His System comes with a pocket dimension, and from then on, he begins an extraordinary life... Younger brother: “Third Brother, what are we having today?” Li Jinqiu: “Fish with pickled cabbage. It’ll make your teeth sing.” Younger sister: “Third Brother, I wan 14.3kReads8.2Score998Shelves
27. 27 我 Spending Money, Eating Gossip, and Raising Kids in the 1970s 我在七零氪金吃瓜养崽崽 Naturally Wild and Free自是清狂Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, just watching the drama] + [The middle volume moves to the cultivation world] + [Multiple worlds later on] What! She's about to transmigrate? Mei Xinxin feels a little nervous, but also a little excited! She's a pampered rich girl, a fourth-generation heir who can live off the wealth of a family-owned planet without lifting a finger. With nothing to do, she's become a little couch potato. Aside from studying things she'll never use, she spends her time watching online gossip, readin 690Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    I love it so much! 😍 This is the third book. I love how the female protagonist, after being reborn, gradually helps women who have suffered injustice, oppression, or even domestic violence. Every time I read it, I feel a warm glow, a sense of destiny and mutual redemption. You are like me, women, and I will always, always lean towards those women. Every woman you give birth to will walk this path of women's rights. The world is prosperous, women are strong; the world is like a flower, women live a long summer.

28. 28 重 Reborn in 2007: From Internet Celebrity to Queen of Investment 重生07，从网红到投资女王 Not Late 11不晚11Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + grounded realism + escaping a toxic family + making money] Jiang Xue was reborn, returning to 2007. Her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and they expected her to work in a factory tightening screws! There was no way she was going to work in a factory. The internet was still wide open in 2007, and WeChat and Weibo hadn't even launched yet. Using her makeup skills, she became a celebrity on Tianya, a makeup artist for stars, a renowned photographer, one of the firs 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
29. 29 穿 Transmigrating Into a Book Set in the ’90s: The Actress Conquers Showbiz 穿书九零，女影帝在娱乐圈杀疯了 Calm Winds and Still Waves风瓶浪静Modern Romance523k WordsCompleted [1990s + transmigrate into a book + feel-good story + entertainment + creative industries + making money + no romance] The heroine is sweet-tongued, outgoing, and smart. Gao You, who had been an actress in her previous life, transmigrated. She transmigrated into a feel-good novel set in the 1990s, where she became Gao You, a cannon-fodder character who antagonized the male lead's first love. Determined to become financially independent, Gao You decided to return to her old line of work. This tim 551Reads8.9Score104Shelves
30. 30 黑 The Ungrateful Darling: My Husband’s Mistress Just Took Power, and Now She Wants a Divorce 黑心小棉袄：外室刚上位就要离婚 Jin Rui'er金瑞儿Modern Romance559k WordsCompleted The Grand Princess Who Guards the Nation was reborn in the Dragon Kingdom in 1947. After liberation, just as she was preparing to enjoy the good life with her father, he declared that her mother was a relic of feudalism, said he had found his true love, and announced that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. The Grand Princess scoffed to herself: “You dare threaten my interests? I’ll make you regret it!” 48.6kReads9.2Score6.3kShelves

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    ① The Princess Zhenguo transmigrates to 1947, intending to enjoy a life of leisure with her father. However, her father's dismissive comment, calling it "feudal dross," leads him to decide to live happily ever after with his true love. When ancient power struggles clash with modern romance, watch how the Princess uses her palace intrigue wisdom to teach her "scumbag father" and "true love" a lesson. "I Treat You Like a Daughter, But You Play Palace Intrigue With Me (The Princess's City Adventure)," a thrilling clash between ancient and modern times, is incredibly captivating! ② A wealthy and beautiful woman transmigrates into a cannon fodder character in a period novel, holding 99.9 billion in cash. She doesn't care about poverty alleviation, only about having fun! A spoiled heroine and a love-struck hero—don't worry about prices; watch her indulge in eating, drinking, and extravagance in the 1970s, rewriting her cannon fodder fate and launching a sweet and satisfying romance. ③ Lu Guoan brings his wife and children back to the city to cure his daughter's strange illness, causing family conflicts upon their return. However, the sickly Lu Qiaoqiao recovers upon entering the house and discovers she has transmigrated into a period novel, becoming a nobody in her deceased uncle's family! Transmigrating into a nobody is no problem, Lu Qiaoqiao clenched her fist: First, she'll change her fate of dying young, then wait for policy changes and inherit the property. Watch how this transmigrated woman from the 1980s makes a comeback! "My Uncle from the 1980s Rural Retreat is Back" will unlock the satisfying comeback stories in period novels!

31. 31 七 The 1970s: The Glamorous Heiress Transmigrates into a Book with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune 七零：美艳娇气包带千亿资产穿书 A Duo u阿哆uModern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The young lady never lived through that era, so you can't expect her to have the same spending habits as ordinary people. [Not a poverty-relief story] [Sweet romance + period setting + transmigrate into a book + golden finger + feel-good power fantasy] [Both are virgins, one-on-one romance] Shanghai–Beijing–Hong Kong [Warning: The heroine is spoiled and not truly kind or beautiful inside! The hero is a lovesick fool! Don't get hung up on prices! If there are any plot holes, just treat them as au 24.7kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
32. 32 书 The Younger Uncle Who Went to the Countryside in the 1980s Is Back 书穿八零之下乡的小叔回来了 Yan Sanyue燕三月Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted The 1980s: family squabbles and everyday life. Young intellectual Lu Guoan had gone to the countryside. To treat his daughter, who was trapped in a strange, unending sleep, he had no choice but to return to the city with his wife and child. The Lu family was crowded into a small home, and the family's sudden return sparked some unavoidable domestic conflicts. Yet Lu Qiaoqiao, the patient, recovered the moment she stepped through the Lu family door, without needing any treatment at all. She al 17.1kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
33. 33 佣 The Mercenary Queen Insists on Marrying Him, and the Wild Officer Is Secretly Thrilled 佣兵女王要强嫁，狂野军官心暗爽 Shang Keji尚可及Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted A full-cast audio drama is now available [marriage first, love later, revenge on scumbags, strong heroine, making money, 1v1, ensemble cast, island space (appears in Chapter 55), healing and redemption] A Red Army mercenary codenamed “Chef” transmigrates into the body of Su Yuan, a pitiful young woman in the 1960s, and goes to seek out her childhood betrothed, Chi Ye. He's a widower who has remarried and has three children. Penniless and desperate for food, Su Yuan dives into the river to catch 4.9kReads8.8Score614Shelves

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    These period dramas are worth reading; I personally found them all very smooth and engaging.

34. 34 白 My First Love Wants to Rekindle Things, but I’m Married 白月光想破镜重圆，但我结婚了 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted Everyone said Jiang Zi Yan was hopelessly in love with Huo Yi Huai, and was his most loyal toady. Jiang Zi Yan was scared out of her wits. What kind of thing was that to say? Calling her a loyal toady was fine, but there was no love involved. What would Young Master Huo think of her if he found out? As for the person she loved, Jiang Zi Yan did have someone she liked: the son of President Huo’s chauffeur. That boy was quiet and handsome, with a dimple when he smiled. When he filled in for his fa 28.8kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
35. 35 八 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1980s: My Ex Regrets It Too Late 八零军婚甜蜜蜜，前夫后悔火葬场 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage + satisfying revenge, no putting up with mistreatment + male lead appears late + everyday life + farming + no golden finger + taking down scoundrels + sweet romance + ensemble cast + family matters + military officers + commanding officer] In her previous life, Qiao Jiangxin married into the Chen family. She shouldered every burden to give them a peaceful life, working like an ox and a horse to support her husband's literary ambitions, care for her ailing in-laws, and look aft 42.6kReads9.2Score5kShelves
36. 36 金 Mr. Jin, Your Wife Has Run Away with Your Daughter Again! 金总，太太又带小姐离家出走了！ Jin Er斤二Modern Romance355k WordsCompleted Prissy troublemaker x shameless rogue Childhood sweethearts x regret and redemption x happy ending In their third year of marriage, Lu Ying asked for a divorce. The man sat carelessly, his long, phoenix-shaped eyes nonchalant. “Is this because I went with her to the hospital but didn't go with you?” Lu Ying: “Yes.” “Fine,” he said, clearly not taking it seriously. “Then I won't go with you anymore.” Lu Ying: “I'll leave with nothing.” The unruliness vanished from his eyes. With the speed of 113.1kReads8.9Score11.5kShelves
37. 37 穿 Transmigrate to the 1960s and Lie Flat 穿越六零之躺平吧 Peace in My Heart和平在我心中Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Golden Finger (with a hidden Golden Finger) + Villain = Cozy Vibes] While Qin Qin is asleep, she’s abducted by an “interdimensional trafficker” and taken to another world to stand in for a young girl named Qin Xinrui. The girl is beautiful but unlucky. She has been reborn three times, and every life ends in tragedy. When the world resets again, Qin Qin sees the girl’s pitiful tears and takes pity on her, agreeing to assume her identity. She thinks all she has to do to break the 1.5kReads8.6Score100Shelves
38. 38 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
39. 39 六 The 1960s: Even a Second Marriage Can Help Me Marry Up 六零年代：二婚也要攀高枝 Red Roses and Yellow Floribundas红玫瑰和黄月季Modern Romance712k WordsCompleted [Master of making promises, speaks each person’s language, only wants a good life for herself heroine X handsome, capable, rebellious, insecure, affection-starved hero] [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + career] A shameful scandal has rocked Li Jia Village. Li Jinhe, who married into the city to live a life of comfort, has been divorced because she can’t have children. Her husband doesn’t want her anymore! Those who once envied her for marrying into the city now turn around and pi 11.9kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
40. 40 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
41. 41 捡 The Bargain-Hunting Era: Lin Mei’s Daily Life of Scoring Freebies 捡漏年代：林美的薅羊毛日常 Dimension Mender次元缝补匠Modern Romance361k WordsCompleted [Historical Era + Everyday Life + Finding Bargains + Ordinary Person Reborn in the Womb + No Handouts, No Saintly Heroine, No Throwing Herself at Men + No Being Sent to the Countryside, No Military Marriage, No Rough-Hewn Hero + A Small Golden Finger That Gradually Levels Up + A Palm-Sized Pocket Dimension for Stashing Private Savings] Reborn in the womb in 1949, Lin Mei becomes the daughter of an ordinary farming family in Linjia Village. Beautiful but useless, she’s not cut out for great thing 14.2kReads9.2Score1kShelves
42. 42 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s, She Was Sold Off as a Fool and Then Struck It Rich 穿七零，被当傻妞贱卖后她暴富了 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + crazy, satisfying power fantasy + raising kids + strong heroine] [Fu Qingshan: Half my life is devoted to the country, and the other half to you.] A genius girl from the 21st century takes on a mission to change a villain's fate and becomes a strong but dim-witted country girl in the 1970s. Though she was born to a dual-income urban family, she was maliciously switched at birth and raised as a lowborn country girl. She opens her eyes in a coffin. Her adoptiv 20.3kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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43. 43 八 In the 1980s, the Commander Stopped Pursuing Me, and I Found Happiness Divorcing with My Child 八零，首长不追了，带崽离婚真香 Spicy Strips That Aren't Spicy辣条不辣Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed, with bonus chapters. A short drama adaptation is now online. (Rebirth, comeback, ex-husband begs for her back, second male lead wins) In her previous life, her son and the son of her husband's fallen comrade's widow fell into the water at the same time. Her husband saved the widow's son. After suffering the loss of her child, Jiang Yi spent thirty years in a miserable marriage, then died of grief. Reborn in a single moment, she returns to the time before her son falls into the water. 36kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves
44. 44 七 The 1970s: I'm a Laid-Back Slacker Who Refuses to Compete 七零之我是咸鱼不内卷 Ziqi Youran子棋悠然Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + devoted couple + no personal space] Wen Shu closed her eyes and opened them to find herself the early-death ex-wife of a ruthless villain from the seventies! She'd not only thrown her weight around, taking advantage of her status as the beloved daughter of the team leader, but had also sent him straight to prison with a single accusation... Remembering the gruesome ending in the book, she shuddered. Then she waved her hand and decided to keep her head 8.9kReads8.4Score787Shelves
45. 45 首 He Asked for a Divorce on His First Night Home, Then Kissed Her Until She Cried 首长回家第一晚提离婚，被亲哭了 I'm the Baby Here我才是宝宝Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Reborn military marriage + winning back his wife + antique bargains + dazzling beauty vs. aloof heartthrob] In her previous life, Zhu Suisui fell for Lu Lanxu at first sight. Of all the Lu family members, she chose the most outstanding heir to be her husband. She thought that if she worked hard to be a good Mrs. Lu, one day Lu Lanxu would love her. But she had overestimated herself. She simply couldn’t warm his heart. For twenty years, they treated each other with respect, but he felt only a se 30.5kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
46. 46 读 The Mind-Reading, Sweet and Sultry Wife Makes the Abstinent Officer Blush 读心纯欲娇妻，禁欲军官面红耳赤 Ninefold River Snow九重江雪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Originally titled Mind-Reading, Pure and Passionate Wife: The Chaste Officer Blushes] [Multiple People Can Read Minds] [Military Marriage] [Bratty Heroine] [Disabled Powerhouse] [Marriage First, Love Later] [Dotting Romance] [Feel-Good Story] [Sweet Romance] [Medical Skills] [Beloved by the Nation] Su Lingyu had been spoiled rotten and lived in luxury since childhood. When the System brought her to the food- and clothing-scarce 1980s, she became the villainous ex-wife of Huo Yan, the male lea 9.3kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
47. 47 穿 Transmigrate to the Fifties: The Former Army Wife Is the Real Boss 穿越五零：前军嫂才是真大佬 Sweet Potato Vine红薯藤Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted Tian Jiuxiang would never have believed in past lives. But now, she really did. Otherwise, how could she have opened her eyes and become Tian Jiuxiang, living in the 1950s or 60s? Her name was unusual in any era. There had to be a reason for so many coincidences. Her past and present lives were completely different... In her previous life, she ate alone, slept alone, and did everything alone. In this life, not only did she have four devoted children, but she also seemed to attract inexplicable s 2.6kReads9.0Score247Shelves
48. 48 投 Rejected When I Came to Stay, I Turned Around and Married a Commander to Join Him on His Island Posting 投奔被嫌，转头嫁首长随军海岛 May There Be Fish in the Fifth Month五越有鱼Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [The Era] + [Military Marriage] + [Spatial Storage] + [Foraging by the Sea] + [Family Life] + [Redemption] Yi Qingzhou opened her eyes and found herself back in 1975. She was trapped in a cycle of dying and coming back to life between two worlds: 1975 and a zombie apocalypse. After dying in all sorts of ways, she still had no idea what was killing her. Even hiding in her spatial storage didn't help. When a year was up, she would suddenly drop dead. Back once more, she couldn't bear the thought o 235Reads7.7Score—Shelves
49. 49 五 Following the Army in the 1950s: I Became an Officer's Arranged Bride 五零随军：我成了军官的包办原配 A Wisteria Vine一支藤萝Modern Romance463k WordsCompleted [Scientific research + mind-reading + pioneering the frontier + sweet military romance + easy conception and childbirth] [Delicate, chubby girl transforms into a great beauty X proud, sharp-tongued officer whose actions belie his words] Jingoutun had a pair of “best friends.” One was as stupid and fat as a pig, the other brisk and capable. One weighed two hundred pounds, the other was slim and beautiful. One came from a wealthy family, the other from one so poor it had nothing. As it happened, t 8.6kReads8.8Score1kShelves
50. 50 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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    These books are all great! The first one is a military marriage novel, it's super good!!! The second one is also very good, it starts from childhood, and the female lead and her older brother are time travelers. The third, fourth, and fifth ones are also pretty good, I read them a while ago, I've forgotten a bit of the plot, but they're still very good.

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