Alternate History, Living by the Sea With the Military, Raising Children, Being Doted On by Everyone, Beachcombing, and Cooking 架空，海边随军，养娃，团宠，赶海，会做饭

1. 1 八 Eighties Island Life: My Rugged Husband Is Kissing Me Silly 八零海岛：糙汉老公被亲懵了 Panpan Loves Milk Tea盼盼爱奶茶Modern Romance392k WordsOngoing Transmigrate into a book, sweet romance, 1970s setting, age gap, veteran, rugged man and sweet young woman, gathering seafood, delicious food, mutual flirting After transmigrating into a book, she looks at the tough guy who has come to break off their engagement. Xiao Wanqing says: Since I've transmigrated into a book, how could I let a catch like him get away? And besides, I'm coming for that seafood feast! 2.3kReads—Score25814d adds

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   Sweet romance set in a modern era, set on an island, beachcombing, aquaculture, and getting rich.

2. 2 随 Following the Army to an Island: A Lovely Educated Youth Raises Kids in the 1970s 随军海岛，娇知青在七零养崽崽 Sweet Rice Wine Dumplings酒酿甜心圆子Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history setting + military romance + Frog Pal’s pocket dimension + sent-down youth + adored by all + food + triplets] She transmigrates into a period novel as a chubby young intellectual who’s cannon fodder. From the start, Long Qiqi is pushed into the sea by her stepsister to feed the fish. At death’s door, she’s pulled ashore by Gu Yuan, the coldest and most refined officer on the entire island. Knowing the plot, she decisively dumps the scumbag and marries Gu Yuan in a flash... 6.4kReads7.6Score75814d adds

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   It's so cute! The frog is traveling everywhere, making friends, and bringing back nice things for the female lead. I love it! 😍

3. 3 七 Military Life in the 1970s: Gathering Seafood on the Island, Then a Stunning Beauty Arrives 七零随军赶海，岛上来了个大美人 Night-Blooming Cereus夜昙Modern Romance478k WordsCompleted The story has just started. Once there are more chapters and we get some likes and comments from you lovely readers, the rating will climb quickly! [Period Setting + Love at First Sight + Four-Year Age Gap + Military Marriage + Food and Coastal Foraging + Storage Space] On the island, He Nanfeng receives a telegram from City B. The first reads: “Son, the girl your grandmother arranged for you to marry when you were young has come of age. Just letting you know. The Su family has already sent her 1.7kReads7.4Score12814d adds
4. 4 七 The 1970s: A Sweet Island Life for a Cannon-Fodder Supporting Female Character 七零之炮灰女配的海岛甜宠日常 Glories Unspoken不言盛景Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage first, love later + cozy life raising children + entrepreneurship] Lin Xia gets into a car accident on her way to a matchmaking date and unexpectedly transmigrates into a period romance novel full of angst, becoming the foolish cannon-fodder woman who brings about her own doom. The original Lin Xia sabotages the male and female leads at every turn, so the male lead takes revenge by sending her to the countryside, where she eventually meets a tragic end. After reading a 15.8kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds

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   These two books perfectly match; I finished reading them and they were truly excellent.

5. 5 七 The ’70s Contrast Couple’s Daily Gossip Sessions 七零对照组小夫妻吃瓜日常 Mao Xiaosu猫小酥Modern Romance723k WordsCompleted What should you do if you’re born into a period novel as the female lead’s foil? Ning You says it couldn’t be more delightful. The female lead is a capitalist heiress, while she comes from a family with impeccable revolutionary credentials, three generations of military service. The female lead’s family is sent down to the countryside and suffers, while her parents and brothers hold real power. The female lead joins the army family compound to avoid political trouble and becomes a stepmother, wh 12kReads6.6Score1.2k14d adds
6. 6 卖 Sold by Her Father into a Matrilocal Marriage, the Curvy Beauty Becomes the Compound's Darling 卖父入赘，丰腴美人成家属院团宠 Little Demon of the Mo Clan墨家小妖Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted Jiang Mianmian woke up to discover she had been reborn, back to the moment just before her family was raided and sent away for labor. Remembering how she had gone with her mother to remarry in her previous life and avoid being sent away, only to be used as a human test subject by her stepfather, she decided not to go with her mother this time. But she never expected that her older sister had also been reborn. Thinking Jiang Mianmian had lived well in her previous life, her sister fought to go wi 955Reads—Score10414d adds
7. 7 掏 After Draining My Scumbag Father and Stepmother, the Heiress Joins the Army and Heads to an Island 掏空渣爹后妈，资本小姐随军海岛 Thinking of You思君吖Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Short-Form Drama Adaptation Out + Military Marriage + Feel-Good Revenge + Island-Group Pocket Dimension + Exceptional Female Lead, Possessive Male Lead] Jiang Yan, daughter of the richest man in the country, owns assets worth hundreds of billions. Her daily routine is living off her parents, lazing around, and shopping. One day, she went out to pick up a food delivery and got brained by a brick. Then she transmigrated into a brainless period novel written by her jealous cousin! In the book, Jia 16.3kReads8.8Score1.6k14d adds

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