Looking for Historical-Era Novels. I've Been Really Into Them Lately 求年代文最近迷上了

1. 51 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Takes Her Vast Fortune to the Countryside to Join the Army 资本家小姐携巨额家产下乡随军 Zero Point Two Seven零点二七Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A stone-faced military officer with bulging muscles and a complicated mind VS a delicate, radiant heiress from a wealthy family] [Military Marriage] [Light Sci-Fi] [Sweet Romance] [Easy, Satisfying Read] [Light Fantasy] [Goofy Robot] [Combat Pet] [Cards] [Lightning Powers] A word of warning: The heroine talks about keeping a low profile, but doesn’t act like it. If she has a golden finger, she’ll use it. Leng Yunhuan had just won the Grand Slam for Best Actress when she stayed up late playing a 10.1kReads8.5Score1.7k14d adds
2. 52 心 With My Inner Thoughts and Gossip, Who Dares Mess with the Army Wife Everyone Dotes On? 心声配八卦团宠军嫂谁敢惹 The Salted Fish Has Turned Things Around咸鱼已翻身Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted Blurb: [Military Marriage + Substitute Bride + Real and Fake Heiresses + Inner Thoughts Revealed + Space Golden Finger] Su Nuan transmigrated into a period novel as the fake heiress, a cannon-fodder character who was thrown out of her home and died miserably on the street. To survive, she snatched opportunities, claimed a pocket space, and bound herself to a gossip System. She promptly latched onto the powerful Gu Yanzhou from the novel and married into the Gu family to bring good fortune to a 375Reads7.8Score—14d adds
3. 53 七 The 1970s Army Wife: A Legacy That Takes the World by Storm 七零军嫂，自带传承叱咤风云 A Little Chubby One有只小胖Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Shuwen: by profession, a leading surgeon among the younger generation! By marriage, the twenty-third-generation young lady of the Tang family, a centuries-old traditional medicine clan, with a spiritual spring space passed down through her family! One day, she transmigrates and goes from being unmarried to married! From 28 to 18! She’s a knockout! A fool! And a beauty! Now armed with reason, a touch of martial arts, and a wealth of skills, she completely transforms the way her birth family 7kReads8.8Score72514d adds

   Reader note

   Overall, this novel is excellent. The plot unfolds gradually, providing a comfortable reading experience. There's no scheming or intrigue; the entire story is heartwarming. Highly recommended!

4. 54 随 The Man Who Joined the Army Is Married, So I Turn Around and Marry His Commander 随军男人已结婚，转头嫁他首长 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted 1970s + period setting + substitute marriage + military marriage + devoted couple Qin Shu opened her eyes to find herself on a train, held hostage by a criminal with a gun pressed to her forehead. Her life was hanging by a thread. From the memories she inherited, she learned that the original owner had been sent to marry a soldier in someone else’s place. First, she beat the criminal senseless and secured herself a job at the Public Security Bureau. Then she went to the military base to find th 19.7kReads8.7Score2.3k14d adds
5. 55 七 The Seventies: Reborn, I’m Doted on in Every Way by the Strongest Officer 七零，重生后我被最强军官花样宠 Chu Ningqi楚凝七Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + love after marriage + devoted husband + Space System] Her cousin schemed to land a handsome, wealthy officer with an incredibly powerful family background, hoping to sleep with him and use her body to keep him under her thumb. Gu Xiaoxi was reborn once more. She decisively stopped the handsome, drugged man who had barged into her bathroom... She seized the chance to marry the army’s most promising officer, “General Lu the Devil,” and packed her bags to join 64.1kReads9.2Score8.7k14d adds
6. 56 穿 Reborn as the Cannon-Fodder Wife, I Stole the Show in the Military Compound 穿成炮灰原配后，我惊艳军区大院 Moon Rising over the Blue Sea苍海升月Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Also known as: Before I Lost My Virtue, I Rewrote the Life of the Cannon-Fodder First Wife [Period setting + military marriage + face-slapping + no golden finger + sweet romance + devoted couple] Xia Qingning unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel written by a classmate who envies her. She becomes the original wife, who shares her name and is framed into losing her virtue, then jumps into a lake and dies tragically. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s at the scene of her violati 51.5kReads9.2Score5.2k14d adds
7. 57 搬 I Cleared Out the Family Fortune, Then Joined the Army on a Deserted Island as a Capitalist Heiress 搬空家产，资本家千金去荒岛随军 The One and Only Drunk in the Breeze醉清风本尊Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted [Period drama + military marriage + joining the army + face-slapping the scum] When Gu Xia wakes up, she discovers she has transmigrated into a book set in 1966, becoming the daughter of the wealthy Gu family, who are about to be sent away for reform. In the original story, although she was beautiful, a twist of fate led her to marry an army officer. After the wedding, she complained that her husband's habits were bad and that he was no romantic, and resented his frequent postings to an island. 14.7kReads7.6Score1.4k14d adds
8. 58 六 The 1960s: My Archrival and I Become a Married Couple and Have a Baby 六零：和死对头穿成夫妻还怀了崽 Ding Nanfeng定南风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Devoted husband + alternate-era setting + sweet romance + domestic life + raising a child + only ever loving one person] Sweet little darling x loyal, fatherly puppy On the first day of university, Li Ran got into a fight with her archenemy over pork rice and took a tumble, landing in the year 1968. Then she discovered that her archenemy had transmigrated there too, and the two of them had become newlyweds. Worst of all, she was pregnant. She thought her hard days were about to begin, but who c 6.3kReads8.1Score66114d adds
9. 59 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 9.2kReads8.3Score99714d adds
10. 60 闻 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Taciturn, stammering country hunk VS vivacious, fiery widow. Farming romance, one-on-one, both leads’ first relationship] [She makes the first move, and the unyielding tree finally blossoms. A period farming romance] At the matchmaker's urging, young Yao Chunniang took her dowry and married into the Zhang family in Lishui Village. Who could have guessed that on their wedding night, her sickly husband would close his eyes and die? Before Yao Chunniang could even process what had happened, she ha 28.9kReads9.6Score3.4k14d adds

    Reader note

    The first book is a story about a young widow and a carpenter, a simple, rustic tale set in the countryside. There are no hidden identities, but the writing is surprisingly bold. The second book features a female protagonist whose parents are researchers. To prevent her from being sent to a rural area, they arrange blind dates for her, leading to her finding the male protagonist. It's a sweet and heartwarming romance.

11. 61 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 86.1kReads9.5Score9.8k14d adds
12. 62 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 191.8kReads9.3Score7.9k14d adds

    Reader note

    It's good, I'm watching it now, hope you like it!

13. 63 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 102.7kReads8.0Score16.6k14d adds
14. 64 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 14.2kReads9.2Score1k14d adds

    Reader note

    I've read all of these books; some have romantic pairings, some don't. I'm also looking for more interesting and funny stories to read.

15. 65 六 The 1960s: The Little Kid Who Gave the Heroine a Space Is Done with It 六零，送女主空间的小崽崽不干了 Clear Breeze of a Thousand Years千载清风Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When she opens her eyes, Miao Qing has become a random supporting character in a period novel. The scene is about to shower the heroine with gifts and hand her a golden finger, but Miao Qing kicks off a life completely different from the plot with a loud, piercing wail. Who would have guessed that after she'd just finished training her underlings, Miao Qing would suddenly learn that the commune she's in is called Hongqi Commune, with Qingshan Brigade, Hongxing Brigade, and Kaoshantun Brigade nea 15kReads8.9Score1.2k14d adds
16. 66 穿 Transmigrated to a State-Owned Factory in the 1970s: From the Start, I Land a Cushy Job 穿到七零国营厂，开局考上萝卜岗 Have a Cookie吃一块曲奇Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted 1970s + no rural assignment + multiple Systems + career building + strengthening the nation through research Overnight, Shi Xia becomes a minor supporting character in a period novel, an unemployed youth at a state-owned factory. Her mind is in turmoil. The good news: she has a bunch of Systems. The bad news: every one of them is still in beta. No matter. She'll handle it. The male lead who failed his blind date? No need to waste him: let him go to the countryside and suffer. The womanizer who c 16.6kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds
17. 67 六 The Sixties: Newlywed from the Start 六十年代：开局就是新婚 Zhi Yu 1014栀虞1014Modern Romance610k WordsCompleted [Period novel + everyday family life + devoted hero and heroine enjoying a peaceful life together + low-conflict + daily spectatorship + no saintly heroine] As a Chinese teacher at a technical secondary school, Wen Nuan enjoyed a happy routine, working from eight in the morning to five in the evening, with the occasional evening class. She didn’t have to worry about grades or deal with any teaching pressure. Sure, the students were a little unruly and getting all their homework collected was a b 18.6kReads8.8Score95814d adds
18. 68 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 94.5kReads9.6Score8.6k14d adds

    Reader note

    A book that is both funny and entertaining

19. 69 穿 Reborn as a 70-Year-Old Woman, Forced to Get Her Life Together 穿成70老太，被迫摆正心态 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [1970s + golden finger + no romance + family and daily life + light ensemble cast + never putting up with mistreatment] She transmigrated, she really transmigrated. Even Lu Xiang gets to experience something this trendy. But when she takes a closer look at the broken-down house, the family fighting like chickens and dogs, and her own dark, wrinkled face… It feels like the sky is falling. She’d be better off reincarnating all over again. Recently, Hu Yu has noticed something strange happening at 1.6kReads7.5Score12114d adds
20. 70 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.” 18.4kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds
21. 71 穿 Transmigrating to the 1970s to Become a Laid-Back Couch Potato 穿越七十年代做躺赢咸鱼 A Little Feather一个小羽毛Modern Romance395k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigration + space + sent to the countryside] When Lin Shu'an realized she had transmigrated and had a golden finger, she thought she must have become a cannon-fodder supporting character in some book she'd transmigrated into. There was no other explanation: her golden finger was nothing like the setup she'd expect for a heroine. Weren't the novels she'd been reading lately always giving the supporting female character some kind of cheat? But it seemed neither the heroine n 1.3kReads8.5Score10714d adds
22. 72 回 Back in the 1980s, Starting My Career Anew 回归八零再就业 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted While everyone else who transmigrates gets to live another life, Qi Xinlan loses twenty years of hers! One moment she's a thriving, ambitious administrative director at a multinational corporation; the next, she's a fifty-two-year-old woman. This is the bittersweet story of how the white-collar elite Cindy Qi became Auntie Qi to her neighbors. Her most promising son is gone, her daughter-in-law has run off, and a whole bunch of little children are left behind! See how a modern HR and administrat 16.4kReads9.5Score1.6k14d adds
23. 73 八 The Fierce Eldest Sister of the 80s Crashes Her Scumbag Father's Wedding from the Start 八零长姐如虎开局砸了渣爹结婚宴 Lost but Not Lost迷途不迷途Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Historical setting + 1980s + light ensemble cast + false rebirth + adorable children + satisfying revenge + no golden finger + family drama] Her scumbag father brought his mistress home, moved into his ex-wife's house, slept in her bed, and even abused her children! Then Yao Shula, specially brought in to deal with the scumbag father, was reborn. She had to deal with her scumbag father and his mistress, and look after her younger siblings too. And since she'd come all this way, she might as wel 67.9kReads8.9Score2.7k14d adds
24. 74 白 A Rich Heiress Transmigrates into a Spoiled Youth Educated Woman and Makes It Big with Her Space 白富美穿成作精知青，带空间拽爆 Lu Shiqi陆时柒Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: Sixties: The Little Educated Youth Reclaims Her Body, Then Goes Completely Off the Rails. No Angst, Just Pure Satisfaction. Come on in if you like that!] [Space + Sweet Romance + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Feel-Good Revenge + Scum-Taming] Lin Jingyue was a rich beauty who loved slacking off and taking life as it came. She spent all day living off her family and waiting to die, and had little conscience to speak of. Who could have guessed that life would take a sudden turn? One day 49.2kReads9.1Score5.1k14d adds

    Reader note

    I've been reading some pretty good period romance novels lately.

25. 75 六 The 1960s: I Became the Protagonist's Vicious Eldest Sister-in-Law 六十年代之我是主角的恶毒大嫂 Chubby Rice Ball瘦瘦的圆子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1960s + cozy everyday life + workers + building a fortune + raising children later on] Huang Qinqin was given her name because her parents hoped she would grow up diligent and hardworking. But things didn't turn out as they had hoped. The Huang family has three siblings, and her parents and two older brothers are all hardworking. Huang Qinqin, meanwhile, is famous far and wide for being lazy! People in the steel factory's residential compound have always said the Huangs were crazy to spend mone 11kReads7.7Score81814d adds
26. 76 女 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Took the Heroine Home as My Sister-in-Law 女配穿书后把女主拐来做嫂子 Iron Empress Dowager铁太后Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Tang Tian is hit on the head with a brick, she transmigrates into a period novel, as a nobody not even important enough to be cannon fodder. She's the lovesick girl the male lead meets in the countryside, and a stumbling block on his way back to the city. With a new soul inside her, Tang Tian kicks the male lead to the curb without hesitation. She tells everyone he's hideous, with enormous nostrils that give her nightmares every night. A certain soldier quietly picks up a little mirror. Ye 15.2kReads9.4Score1.7k14d adds
27. 77 和 I Reincarnated into a Period Novel as the Foil to My Ex-Husband 和前夫穿成年代文对照组 Whale, Hurry Up and Type阿鲸快码字Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This is an alternate-era setting, so please don't take it seriously!!!! [Over one million words, real-life married couple transmigrate into a book together, heroine doesn't suffer, raising kids, period setting] Jiang Ci had just divorced her husband of six years, a man she had no feelings for. She had barely stepped out of the civil affairs bureau when she transmigrated into a book. When she opened her eyes, she had become the supporting female character in a period novel, a foil to the heroine. 7.1kReads8.6Score59614d adds
28. 78 年 Period: The Shameless Villains Live to a Ripe Old Age 年代：缺德反派们长命百岁了 Orange Ears of Grain橙穗穗Modern Romance808k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + pocket dimension + cozy daily life] Meng Yu has one wish: for her whole family to live long, peaceful lives. They are the troublesome relatives of the heroine in a period novel. They are stepping-stones who make the heroine shine. They are the heartless villains in the book. In the original ending, the whole family of six villains opposes the heroine and brings about their own destruction. Then Meng Yu arrives, changing the fate that had already been set. She claims the heroine’ 11.4kReads7.8Score79514d adds
29. 79 资 The Capitalist's Daughter Empties the Enemy's Arsenal and Joins the Army to Strike Gold 资本家小姐搬空敌库，随军开金矿 Listen to Miduo听米多Modern Romance448k WordsCompleted Period setting + military marriage + AI mind-reading + storage space + face-slapping scum + empowering female lead [Ultimate face-slapping, never put off until tomorrow] Jiang Nian, CEO of the Chuangguo Group, was accidentally killed at the height of her success when an underworld intern took the wrong soul. As compensation, she received a “Hongmeng Space” stocked with tens of billions' worth of modern supplies and an AI smart assistant named Tianshu. However, while being reincarnated, she was 117Reads6.3Score1514d adds

    Reader note

    The 3rd best book on the book lovers' list

30. 80 七 A Lucky Little Girl in the 1970s: With Mystic Powers, Bad Luck Knows to Stay Away 七零萌娃，玄学在手霉运绕道 The Rabbit Loves Buns兔子很爱吃包子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + contrasting characters + everyone’s favorite + everyday family life + following the army + transmigrate into a book + fortune teller + child protagonist] The fully leveled fortune teller Yuan Man revealed the secrets of heaven and transmigrated to the 1970s. A terrible start: a dad who’s a top-tier workhorse, a mom blinded by love, a grandma rumored to bring misfortune to her husbands and children, and herself, doomed to die young. Worst of all, she discovers that the neighbors 14.4kReads8.4Score2.1k14d adds

    Reader note

    Books from the 1970s and around

31. 81 挺 She Joined the Army with a Big Baby Bump and Dazzled the Entire Family Compound 挺孕肚去随军，她惊艳整个家属院 A Few Days of Spring Chill几日春寒Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (She joins her husband’s army while heavily pregnant and amazes the entire military compound) Song Jinyue, a brilliant scientific researcher, transmigrates to the 1970s after a car accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s suddenly married after a whirlwind wedding, with a baby on the way. Outside, her older brother and sister-in-law are fighting over the letter that just arrived, ordering her to join her husband at his army post. To avoid getting her brother into trouble, Song Jinyue decides 21.2kReads8.0Score2k14d adds
32. 82 七 The 1970s: The State-Run Restaurant's Head Chef Supports the Whole Family 七零，国营大厨带飞全家 The Years of Poetry and Wine诗酒年华Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + period drama + food + System + whole-family transmigration + 1V1] Su Wanwan transmigrates into a book and even brings along a Light of Cuisine System... As a minor female character who didn’t make it past chapter three in the original novel, Su Wanwan expected life as a disposable side character to be tough. But who could have guessed... With a mother who dotes on her, a loving father, a fiercely protective second sister, and an honest older brother, Su Wanwan suddenl 3.8kReads8.5Score28214d adds

    Reader note

    These are all excellent books. The first one is a period food novel. The second one features a very strong female lead who later joins the military and focuses on protecting national interests. The third one features a female lead with a wild and unconventional approach; she's a top-notch researcher.

33. 83 六 My 1960s Military Wife Is a Little Spicy: The Sharp-Tongued Officer Spoils Her Tyrannically 六零军嫂有点辣：毒舌军官霸道宠 Nalan Yi纳兰翊Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + 1960s Military Marriage + Devoted Couple, Sweet Romance + Revenge on Scumbags + Making Money and Raising Kids + Supermarket in a Pocket Dimension + Superpowers + Never Letting Enemies Get Away + Satisfying Military Story] Yu Wanqing had assets worth billions, but while exploring Mount Kunlun, she encountered Japanese soldiers trying to damage China's dragon veins. She took them out, but was badly wounded. When she woke up, she'd transmigrated into the body of a young woman in t 44.8kReads9.2Score6.1k14d adds
34. 84 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 102.5kReads9.6Score10.2k14d adds
35. 85 进 I Entered the Wrong Room and Married the 1980s' Greatest Special Forces Soldier 进错房，嫁给八零最牛特种兵 Gu Yue Yan古月言Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as: Commander, Your Wife Just Rammed an Enemy Ship with a Whale Again [Period military romance, island life, raising kids, strengthening the nation, wealthy family, devoted couple] Female ship captain vs. special forces king She has a golden finger, but it’s not much of one. (It barely comes into play in everyday life and is mostly used against foreign enemies.) Trying to take everything from her? Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt seize Lin Wanxia’s family home and even try to sell her to 3.1kReads9.0Score50314d adds

    Reader note

    #A female protagonist who dreamed of being a captain since childhood# To win over his wife, the male protagonist wrote letters to her with his left hand. The female protagonist thought his handwriting was ugly, so she wrote letters back to him. However, because of her messy, claw-like handwriting, the male protagonist's boss said they were a good match. #Soul Transmigration: The couple both transmigrated. Before transmigrating, they were mortal enemies (the female protagonist's one-sided mortal enemy, the male protagonist's love for her). After transmigrating, they are husband and wife.

36. 86 军 The Military Wife Is Both Sweet and Brave, and Her Officer Husband Risks His Life to Spoil Her 军嫂又娇又勇，军官老公用命宠 Qia Lemon洽柠檬Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Pocket dimension + punishing scum + satisfying read + educated youth + military marriage Jiang Ling, a woman with special abilities, transmigrates into a frail supporting female character in a novel set in a bygone era. Her stepmother wants to marry her off to an old man in exchange for a bride price? Her biological father wants her to take the fall for someone else and go to the countryside so he can secure a brighter future? Jiang Ling clutches her chest and falls to the ground, then turns aro 25.9kReads9.0Score3.6k14d adds
37. 87 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book in the 1970s: The Cold Commander Begs His White Moonlight to Cuddle 穿书七零白月光，冷漠首长求贴贴 Jie Chong解虫Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [Just got a rating, it'll go up!] [Transmigrate into a book + 1970s military marriage + devoted couple + winning back his wife + doting husband + laid-back heroine + cozy everyday life + feel-good power fantasy, no putting up with mistreatment + alternate setting] [A carefree, unbothered college girl vs. a high-ranking officer who's cold on the outside but a lovesick puppy underneath] Lin Xiyun, an unlucky college graduate who was kicked out by her heartless employer after three months as an int 2.1kReads7.6Score16914d adds
38. 88 被 Sold Off, the Fake Heiress Is Taken to an Island to Be a Soldier's Wife 被卖后假千金被叼回海岛当军嫂 Socially Anxious Tomboy社恐女汉子Modern Romance501k WordsCompleted Period setting + parallel world + devoted couples + space + sweet romance + adorable children + cute pets + a few rotten characters The whole story is lighthearted and cheerful, with a slow pace. Other heroines are out conquering the world, while all she wants is a pot of braised goose. (There are cute pets, so don't read if that's not your thing.) Song Chucheng had just bought the first seaside home of her life. She hadn't even started enjoying her retirement yet! Then, to her dismay, she trans 14.6kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
39. 89 为 Keeping Yourself Pure for Your White Moonlight? After I Was Reborn, I Cleaned Out Your Whole Family 为白月光守身？重生后搬空你全家 Charcoal-Grilled Mandarin Duck炭烧鸳鸯Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [1970s + reborn + military marriage + clearing everything out + fake and real heiresses + scumbag regrets it + face-slapping the scumbags + pocket dimension + devoted couple + making a fortune + raising children] In her previous life, Shen Jinhe knew she was the Xie family's fake heiress. Believing she'd taken nineteen years of a good life from the real heiress, Xie Rou, she kept giving in. She was married to Lin Yao for twenty-seven years without ever consummating the marriage, and the two chil 13.8kReads8.7Score1.5k14d adds
40. 90 穿 Transmigrated into a Book, I Used My Space to Raise a Child and Win at Life 穿书我靠空间养崽成人生赢家 It's Wuwu, You Know是妩妩呀Modern Romance425k WordsCompleted Zhou Yun is a manager at a large company. A coworker recommends a novel about a cannon-fodder character in the 1970s who shares her name. Something strange happens: after she finishes reading about how the character and her family of five all die for various reasons, she wakes up with a pocket-space bracelet on her wrist. Thinking of all those transmigration novels, she worries she might end up in that era of hunger too. To prepare for the worst, Zhou Yun starts frantically buying supplies. Zhou 493Reads8.9Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    All of these are period dramas. The first one is also a stepmother story. The second and third are my personal recommendations; all three are good. 😘

41. 91 缺 The Shameless System, the Nosy Little Cub, and Their Amazing Mind-Reading 缺德统，吃瓜崽，偷听心声顶呱呱 Wan Xi.晚兮。Modern Romance922k WordsCompleted [Gossip, mind-reading, adored by everyone, strengthening the nation, period setting] Lin Xihe died after being struck by falling debris while gossiping and watching the commotion. When she woke up, she had become an adorable four-year-old in the 1970s. The only thing she had to be happy about was that she’d been bound to the System, Gossip and Mischief 888. It could give her all kinds of rewards, helping her survive in this er 5.6kReads8.4Score56214d adds
42. 92 七 The Most Hated Side Character in a 1970s Novel 七零年代文中极品路人甲 The Uninhibited Miracle Doctor Yao天马行空的姚神医Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Period setting + Pocket dimension + Reincarnated into a baby and awakens memories + The heroine is always her parents’ biological daughter + Building wealth Just after Qiao Yuwan awakens memories of her past life, her mother tells her she has to move to the countryside to free up her room for her older brother’s wedding. Ha! She has a pocket dimension packed with enough supplies to last several lifetimes. Moving to the countryside is even better!! More freedom! Besides, she doesn’t want her sexi 35.9kReads8.7Score3.6k14d adds
43. 93 开 From the Start, on Our Wedding Night: Who Did I Knock Out? 开局新婚夜：是谁被我迷晕啦 Golden Corn Kernels金黄玉米粒Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + marriage first, love later + love at first sight] After five years of scraping by in the apocalypse, Shen Mucheng blew up a bomb at the last possible moment when her base was overrun by zombies, taking them all down with her. But when she opened her eyes, she found herself in the 1960s. She looked down at her white blouse and red skirt, then heard a woman outside call, “The bride can come out now! The groom’s here to take you to the wedding!” Shen Mucheng stumbled out of the roo 3.9kReads8.8Score26214d adds

    Reader note

    It looks really good!!

44. 94 我 My Whole Family Transmigrated 我全家都穿啦 Evening Glow in a Clear Sky晴空晚照Modern Romance630k WordsCompleted Lin Xiaoling’s whole family transmigrated! They went from a courier station overflowing with packages in 2023 to 1960, when the whole country was suffering from famine!! Before they could even come to terms with what had happened, Lin Xiaoling, her parents, and one poor little soul, her baby brother who was barely a month old, found themselves standing there in bewilderment, watching a huge family weakly squabble over splitting up the household at their great-grandpa’s funeral. Luckily, their fo 302Reads6.9Score—14d adds
45. 95 卖 After Selling Thirty Apartment Buildings, I Returned to 1960 卖了三十栋楼后，我回到了六零年 Lin Shuangshuang林双双Modern Romance407k WordsCompleted Three months ago, Lin Zi's grandfather died, leaving behind thirty apartment buildings and a dream urging her to stockpile supplies at all costs. Lin Zi sold the buildings and gathered a huge stockpile, only to transmigrate sixty years into the past along with all the supplies. She had no family, no household registration, and was stuck in a strange era. Lin Zi thought of asking her grandfather for help. But at this point, her grandfather was just a little kid, barely ten years old, with a famil 3kReads8.7Score60114d adds
46. 96 报 Reporting, Chief! Your Secret Crush, the Army’s Little Doctor, Has Been Reborn 报告首长！你暗恋的小军医重生了 Yan Mo颜墨Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Military marriage in a bygone era + alternate setting + both leads have been faithful in both lives + medical skills and a personal space ❤️ The space recognizes only its female owner, who is bound to it and cannot hand it over to anyone + one-on-one romance + an exceptionally doting male lead] “Report! Military doctor Shen Li just arrived at the camp and already bullied the new recruits to tears!” Commander Zhan: “My wife is delicate, shy, and young. Don’t you dare speak so loudly around her.” 5.7kReads9.3Score86614d adds
47. 97 七 The 1970s: Kicked Out of the Family, I Was Taken Home by a Cold-Faced Military Officer 七零：被赶出家门冷面军官抱回家 Chestnut V栗子VModern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Sweet and delicate heroine + rugged military officer] (fictional military marriage + moving to the army base with a child + stand-in bride + stepmother + devoted couple) Chu Yue, a genius medical student, works herself to death during an overnight shift in the emergency department. When she opens her eyes, she has transmigrated to the 1970s and into a blended family. Her birth father is a spineless coward, her stepmother is shrewd, her stepsister stole her university admission, and even her you 24kReads8.7Score2.1k14d adds

    Reader note

    Both are good period novels.

48. 98 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. 59.6kReads9.0Score6.6k14d adds
49. 99 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 109.3kReads9.2Score14.2k14d adds
50. 100 首 Commander, Your Kid’s Charged to the Front Lines Again! 首长，你家崽崽又冲上前线了！ Yuanzi Cat媛子猫Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After blowing herself up, 5188 landed in the 1970s. She carefully hid the System still running in her mind and pretended to be a human toddler. To get Grandma to take her home, 5188 volunteered that her parents were dead. Once she learned that changing the fate of a member of the old Jiang family would let her retrieve things from her apocalyptic storage space, 5188 became all the more eager to help. Big Brother wants to improve his physical fitness? Easy! “Granny Jiang, something terrible has h 7.9kReads9.3Score48114d adds

Other lists with The Capitalist's Daughter Takes Her Vast Fortune to the Countryside to Join the Army