Any Period Drama Without Transmigration, Rebirth, or Transmigration into a Book? 有没有非穿越非重生非穿书的年代文

1. 1 七 Seventies Heiress: After Visiting Her Family, She Breaks Off Her Engagement to the Male Lead 七零大小姐：探亲后和男主退婚了 Little Black Sesame Rice Balls黑芝麻馅儿的小汤圆儿Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted (PS: A sweet 1v1 romance with two devoted leads. The male lead is a gentleman who’s completely lovestruck. Get ready for someone to steal the heroine away. The heroine was born into the story, already has a fiancé, and is super rich and privileged.) 1975, H City. Lu Shiyao visits her fiancé, Qi Yu, at his army base. To her surprise, Qi Yu has taken in a godson and goddaughter without even discussing it with her. Worst of all, he doesn’t keep his distance: late at night, he takes his goddaughter 19.9kReads7.3Score2kShelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist who awakens her memories; she's sophisticated, self-serving, and unwilling to compromise herself. The second book is about transmigrating into a book, and it's particularly interesting; you might want to give it a try.

2. 2 搬 Clearing Out the House After a Flash Marriage, I Join the Army with Six Miniature Soldiers 搬空闪婚，携六个缩小版部队随军 Shameless Secret Identity没有节操的马甲Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book set in the 1970s + pocket dimension + strong, lovestruck, infertile military officer vs. beautiful, fertile heiress to a capitalist family + rekindled romance + adorable kids + multiple births + joins him in the army later] Her scumbag father wanted a bright future for his second wife's son and daughter, so he tricked Jiang Ning, who had been raised in the countryside, into returning to the city to marry an infertile military officer who was destined to die young in pla 5.7kReads8.1Score628Shelves
3. 3 弹 The On-Screen Comments Terrify the Delicate 1970s Female Lead, and the Big Shot Holds Her Close to Comfort Her 弹幕吓坏七零娇女配，大佬掐腰哄 Sweet Medicine甜药Modern Romance858k WordsCompleted [Alternate-history era + spoiler-filled comments + stealing someone’s sweetheart + pure indulgence + building wealth + everyday family life. A possessive, doting, aristocratic young man sent down to the countryside × a spoiled, coquettish beauty transformed by the comments] As the only daughter of the village chief of Songjia Village, Song Jiaojiao is every bit as sweet as her name. Her whole family has spoiled her since childhood. Shen Yanli, the educated youth she met through matchmaking, fell 19.3kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves

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   The female lead is a native Indigenous woman, extremely protective of her husband. She seems delicate, but her true strength is revealed in the end. Currently, we're catching up, and the characters of both leads seem perfectly fine to me.

4. 4 表 Her Love Letter Went to the Wrong Address, and the Delicate Young Woman Joined the Army in Tears 表白信寄错，娇娇女含泪随军 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted (Period setting + local characters + marriage before love + coercive romance) Pay special attention to “coercive romance.” (The male lead is dark and obsessive, like a sinister ghost; the female lead is pampered, prickly, sharp-tongued, and heartless. Read on only if you can handle that. If you can't, don't force yourself. The values in the story do not represent the author's values.) The main story is complete. Zhu Qingning had fallen in love at first sight. After mulling it over for a long tim 18kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves
5. 5 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Little Lucky Star Rides a Pig All Around the Village 七零年代：团宠小福宝骑猪满村跑 It's a Bug是虫子啊Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted (The rating has just come out, so it isn't meaningful yet) Period setting + raising kids + adored by the whole family + Heaven's darling + lucky charm + adorable baby + patriotism Lin Yue, abandoned by her scumbag husband and left to raise three sons alone, goes up the mountain to dig for wild vegetables and finds a chubby baby?! Heaven: Your good fortune is still to come! Ever since she found the little chubby dumpling, the Lin family has been carrying fish in one hand and chicken in the other. 36.1kReads9.0Score976Shelves

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   This story doesn't involve time travel or reincarnation; the female lead is a cute little girl, and the characters are very vivid.

6. 6 黑 The Black Heiress 黑千金 Song Xiangbai宋象白Modern Romance682k WordsCompleted Zhou Zhizhi was born a wealthy heiress, but she was abandoned in a remote county and taken in by a man who had just been released from prison after serving time for a serious crime. At just five years old, she was already able to save her father. Later, she also brought home an old scholar and former examination candidate, and the three of them began building a life together. The hardened criminal turned into a coal magnate, while the abandoned girl became a true heiress of the underworld. How w 32.8kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves

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   Both of these novels feature female protagonists who are both natives and genuine heiresses, and they have a truly unique feel, unlike other novels.

7. 7 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 190.3kReads9.2Score13.6kShelves
8. 8 生 Life Is a Song 生活，是一首歌 Woodworking Knife木工刀Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted Five unforgettable romances, five heart-wrenching love songs, and a grand celebration of the beauty of youthful heartbreak. 1997, a small county in northern China. At the high school entrance exam, Li Hongwei caught sight of a pair of clear, stubborn eyes, and everything quietly changed. To get her attention, he practiced "My Heart Is Too Soft" over and over. But after he botched the New Year's Eve performance, he suffered his first public embarrassment and heartbreak. That was only the beginnin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Adapted from my true experience

9. 9 七 A Little Cannon Fodder’s Growth Diary in the 1970s 七零年代，炮灰小豆丁的成长日记 Playing the Passerby扮途人Modern Romance508k WordsCompleted [Period setting + family squabbles + cozy coming-of-age slice of life + family bonds + native-born young heroine + adorable child + no romance... too many elements to list. A chaotic mix of transmigration and rebirth. If you don’t like it, don’t read. Ensemble cast focus.] Four-and-a-half-year-old Chen Manyue is bound to a System, which tells her that her whole family is a bunch of troublemakers. Her father, Chen Zhongyi, may have “loyalty and righteousness” in his name, but he’s actually hot-te 13.3kReads8.6Score3kShelves

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   Both of these are "childhood sweetheart" novels, but the first one might not meet your expectations. It features a fun system, and the protagonist is a native, but has an older brother who is a powerful cultivator in the cultivation world. I think it's still readable; you can skip it if you don't like it. The second one is a more clichéd "childhood sweetheart" novel, but it's still readable, following the typical formula of period dramas.

10. 10 六 The Sixies Baby Is a Lucky Charm, Bringing the Whole Family Good Fortune 六零崽崽是锦鲤，带着全家开挂啦 A Head of Lettuce一颗生菜Modern Romance416k WordsCompleted Gu Xingxing is born in the 1960s. Her grandparents play favorites and favor boys over girls, but she has a formidable mother and a father who knows how to make money. Gu Xingxing thinks about it and decides she’s doing pretty well herself: she finds money just by stepping outside, picks up wild rabbits in the mountains, and occasionally comes across a huge ginseng root. Life is wonderful! Lately, though, Xingxing has had one small worry: Er Ya, her second uncle’s daughter, has been acting strang 591Reads8.0Score108Shelves
11. 11 六 The 1960s: I Follow the Army with My Child and Make the Whole Camp Drool 六零年，带娃随军我馋哭全军营 Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Ning猫猫猫猫猫宁Modern Romance436k WordsCompleted [Food + military life + adorable kids + Culinary God System + everyday child-rearing] Only after awakening does Song Qinghuan realize that the world she lives in grew out of a wicked stepmother novel, and that she is the original wife, a cannon-fodder character destined to die young. When she falls into a river, her children are abducted by human traffickers. Her children become villains who stand in the way of the heroine's children! In the end, some die and others are left crippled! All becaus 12.3kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    ① The female protagonist awakens and is bound to a God of Cooking System; she had previously studied cooking. ② Relying on merit points, she chooses her abilities for her next life before reincarnation, gaining the ability to speak snakes, access spatial abilities, and a sixth sense.

12. 12 七 The Seventies Darling Goes on a Killing Spree with Her Snake-Talking Skills 七零娇娇靠蛇语杀疯了 Wangcai Is a Good Dog旺财是一只好狗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Animated series: The Beloved and Invincible Girl of the Seventies [Growing Heroine + Growing Golden Finger + Romance + Light Ensemble Cast + Cute Pets] A disastrous start? She was knocked flying by a fiendish god while being reincarnated in the underworld. One lost a secure job, while the other gained a big brother who was a real blockhead. A spy at the educated youth station? She turns him in and gets him a silver bracelet, while the state even assigns her a fiancé. A giant python blocking the 9.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
13. 13 道 The Taoist Temple Goes Bankrupt! The Little Taoist Heads Down the Mountain to Seek His Childhood Friend 道观破产！小道士下山投奔竹马 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance372k WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional. The setting is imaginary, so please don’t take it seriously!] Master said Jian Xi was born to make a living from the occult! Of the Five Afflictions and Three Deprivations, Jian Xi had two! Of widowhood, spinsterhood, orphanhood, and disability, she had orphanhood! That’s right, she was an orphan, taken in as a child! Of the Three Deprivations, she had poverty! That’s right, she could never save money, and she wasn’t allowed to have any! Sure enough, Master tra 22.6kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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    All of them are non-time-travel/reincarnation/transmigration novels, all are very good, and have high ratings.

14. 14 心 The Psychological Anatomist 心理解剖者 Bug Baby虫宝宝Mystery549k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] Genius Forensic Doctor VS Tough-as-Nails Police Captain [Mystery + deduction + sweet romance + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + criminal profiling + suitable for the timid] Original title: The Psychological Anatomist Schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, high-IQ crimes... This is a world overrun by psychopaths. The Cat-Fetus Man case, the Couple Butchers, the Angel of Death... Twisted fantasies of evil always burst into reality alongside violence. A corpse is 95.5kReads9.5Score13.3kShelves
15. 15 女 The Female General and Her Male Soldiers 女将男兵 Nalan Young Master纳兰小哥Ancient Romance979k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no rebirth, no golden finger. Don’t read this during a meeting, it might suddenly make you laugh for a while.] Bu Fu grew up wandering from place to place and never backed down from a fight, so she got the name “Bu Fu.” She thought she was a boy until she was eight, when her brother told her she was a girl. She thought her brother was her real brother until she was ten, when he told her they weren’t related by blood. She thought that even if he wasn’t her real brother, he was 2.7kReads8.2Score523Shelves

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    Highly recommended!

16. 16 别EN Don’t Read This Book, or You Might Defy Fate and Change Your Destiny 别看这本书我怕你逆天改命 Spartan Who Writes Novels写小说的斯巴达Urban1.7M WordsCompleted This is nothing more than an ordinary online novel. It is nowhere near as miraculous as fellow readers claim! The only reason you can click to read it is that your luck has already begun to change. When you start from the first chapter and read carefully, the gears of your destiny may already have begun to turn. 386.6kReads9.4Score60.7kShelves
17. 17 直 Rise to the Clouds: Women Can Climb the Official Ladder Too 直上青云，女子也能爬官梯 White Tea and Lychee白茶荔枝Modern Romance452k WordsOngoing Study and build skills in the early years, then climb the ranks in government later on. The first time Song Lanchu experienced intimacy with a man, she woke up in the 1990s. Framed and slandered? She slapped the culprit right across the face. Trying to steal someone else's place at university? Do you even understand the subject I got into university to study? Trying to force me into marriage? Sorry, I just got into the provincial party committee. Make plenty of money, get into a top university, 185Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The first book's female lead relies entirely on her own learning and hard work, using her intelligence [eating melon emoji]. The second book's female lead uses her emotional intelligence [eating melon emoji] to manipulate the male lead. The third book's female and male leads reunite after more than ten years, with their child now in their teens; a realistic story.

18. 18 六 A Young Bride from the 1960s Moves to the City, Marries a Factory Director, and Raises Kids 六零小媳妇进城，嫁个厂长养崽崽 Little Thirteen the Salted Fish咸鱼小十三Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the 1960s, she finds herself a country widow whose husband has died, with a young daughter to raise. There’s no way Wen Xinghe is going to spend her days suffering. She takes her daughter straight to the city to reclaim her rightful place in her husband’s family. But once they arrive, the family, afraid she’ll make trouble, decides to keep the girl and get rid of the mother, doing everything they can to marry Wen Xinghe off again. Remarry? Sure! Wen Xinghe takes a good lo 6.4kReads8.3Score612Shelves
19. 19 卷 Back for Another Chance at Love 卷土重来再爱一次 Lin Tangjin林棠锦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Shen Zongning, CEO of Jinghai Group, called off his engagement to his celebrity girlfriend and quietly married an unknown woman named Xu Wen. What looks like an improper romance in which the newcomer steals someone else’s place gradually reveals its true story. Life is so long that it took me twenty years to find you! Life is so short that when I look back, my youth is already gone... 24.5kReads9.0Score2kShelves
20. 20 八 The Only Daughter of the 1980s 八十年代独生女 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance363k WordsCompleted Lin Zhizhi was born in 1980. The good news was that both her parents worked at state-owned factories. The bad news was that they gave up their secure jobs and headed south to find work. Her mother got a factory job, and her father started working on construction sites. Later, they started a small business and brought Lin Zhizhi to live with them. Little by little, she realized she’d become a rich kid. Told from the heroine’s perspective, this is the story of her parents starting a business in th 12.5kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves

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    A female protagonist's perspective on her parents' entrepreneurial journey

21. 21 八 A Delicate Beauty in the 1980s: The Officer Coaxes Her Into His Arms 八零美人身娇体软，军官哄入怀 Summer Spring夏日春Modern Romance432k WordsCompleted A stunning beauty × a devoted, faithful guard dog of a man [Military marriage + face-slapping revenge + punishing scoundrels + sweet romance + adorable kids + real and fake heiresses] Jiang Tang finds herself inside a period novel as a beautiful but ill-fated cannon-fodder character. When she opens her eyes, an adorable, well-behaved child calls her Mom. Before she can celebrate, a “storm” hits her head-on. Her mother-in-law and the rest of the family treat her like a beast of burden. Too bad fo 159Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    It's very sweet, the plot is heartwarming, and the values ​​are very positive. Although it's a transmigration novel, it's worth a try. The male lead dotes on the female lead, and they have a child together.

22. 22 七 The 1970s Factory Girl: From the Start, I Fix a Liberation Truck, and the Whole Factory Begs Me to Stay! 七零女工：开局修好解放卡车，全厂跪求别走！ Dan Dan单单Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted In 1974, in the compound of a transport brigade in a northern county town, 15-year-old Wu Jinhua has an “unladylike” hobby: fixing cars. Her mother insists she go to the woolen mill to “do proper work for a young woman,” while her father, the maintenance team leader, brushes her off: “The wheels are taller than you. Don’t get in the way!” Then a Jiefang truck breaks down, and the men fail to fix it after three days of trying. Under cover of night, Wu Jinhua slips beneath the truck. By dawn, the 389Reads8.0Score—Shelves
23. 23 七 The Only Daughter of the 1970s 七零年代独生女 Orange Orange Orange Orange橘橘橘橘子Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book, no System, no pocket dimension.] [Period setting + farming + serving the motherland + technical expertise] A researcher who loves and hates fiercely versus a reborn diplomat Yu Yue fell asleep in the bath and woke up in the 1970s, as the only child in her family. First, there was her timid mother, who was willing to work herself to the bone for her family. Then there was her father, spoiled by his family and utterly self-centered. Timid Mom: “Let’s see anyone try 17.5kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
24. 24 七 The 1970s: The Petite Wife Returns to the City with Her Educated Youth Husband 七零：小矮妻随知青丈夫回城记 Fragrant Bamboo by Night夜里竹来香Modern Romance157k WordsCompleted [Period] Chen Gaogao is famous throughout the surrounding villages for being short! Her father is the production team leader, her mother gave birth at an advanced age, and she has three pairs of twin brothers. With five sisters-in-law and nine children, their family is practically a football team. Wonderful, absolutely wonderful! The aunties with sons are so terrified of her, they blanch at the mere mention of her name! So what if she's pretty? She's terribly short. Giving birth might even cost 161Reads5.2Score—Shelves
25. 25 七 The Delicate Beauty of the 1970s Was Love at First Sight for a Hopeless Romantic 七零娇气美人被恋爱脑一见钟情了 Little Black Sesame Rice Balls黑芝麻馅儿的小汤圆儿Modern Romance623k WordsCompleted An alternate-history story about being born into a new life, with a personal space, few terrible relatives, no black-market trips, and a powerful golden finger. One devoted couple, both with no romantic history, raising a child in everyday life. The heroine is a top-tier rich beauty, a pampered little princess with a fussy streak. 1972. Eighteen-year-old Ruan Yunqiao faces a choice between being sent to the countryside and getting married. Her family can’t bear to send their precious girl away, 18.7kReads8.8Score2kShelves
26. 26 村 The Village Beauty Is Incredibly Strong, and the Educated Youth Is as Pretty as a Flower 村花她力大无穷，知青他貌美如花 Chilled Aloe冰镇芦荟Modern Romance410k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming! [1970s] [Love After Marriage] [Native Male and Female Leads] [Transmigrated and Reborn Supporting Characters] [Northeastern Family Life] [Sweet Romance Comedy] [Adorable Kids] Xu Yibai only went to the countryside, and the very next day he was labeled "obsessed with the village beauty"! "The new educated youth, Xu, fell in love with Lin Duojiao at first sight!" Xu Yibai: ? Lin Duojiao: "I hear you really like me? Well, you do have good taste!" Xu Yibai: ?? Faced 6.5kReads8.8Score587Shelves
27. 27 偏 Spoiling My Star 偏宠星星 Xi Ruo xr夕若xrModern Romance219k WordsCompleted [Marriage before love + sweet romance + five-year age gap + both leads are virgins] (The heroine is not a strong, independent type!!!) A gentle, resilient, cool-headed writer x a reserved, steady CEO with a fatherly nature Ruan Shixing grew up in the countryside with her grandparents. Her parents’ business flourished, and the Ruan family name became famous in Jiang City. But somehow, it all seemed to have nothing to do with her. After all, she could barely remember her parents’ faces, even as a 3.6kReads9.1Score397Shelves

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    It's great! I just finished watching it and I love it!

28. 28 斯 The Bashful Doctor and the 1980s Butcher Girl Who Won't Stop Spoiling Him 斯文医生脸红红八零杀猪婆追着哄 Gu Nuanqing顾暖卿Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Short dramas 1–4 and the animated series are releasing simultaneously~ [Period setting + marriage first, love later + fiercely protective + older woman/younger man + no transmigration or rebirth] [Bold, career-minded pig butcher vs. refined, reserved, easily embarrassed doctor] Everyone in Chihe Town knew Yun Tianjiao. When it came to looks and figure, if she came in second, no one would dare claim first place. But when it came to her fiery temper, she was just as unmatched in town. That was exa 14.8kReads9.0Score809Shelves

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    Pure period drama, no time travel, no cheat codes, good-looking.

29. 29 雪 Falling Snow, Plum Blossoms in Mourning 雪花飘梅花殇 Snow Kisses Plum雪吻梅Modern Romance563k WordsOngoing My new novel is here! Please come read my work on Tomato Novel, and I hope you enjoy it. The story draws on my own family background and personal experiences, shaped into a novel through artistic embellishment. Set in the rural areas of Hebei in the 1970s and 1980s, it's an uplifting, feel-good period novel for women. For many years, writing this novel has been a cherished dream, and now I've finally made it happen. More than half of the first volume is complete, and it updates daily on Tomato N 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No transmigration, no rebirth, no cheat codes – a must-read period fantasy novel!

30. 30 八 To Avoid Disaster, the Village Belle Marries the Village Bully and Asks Him for a Baby 八零村花为避祸嫁村霸，邀他生崽 Little Spinning Top小陀螺转转Modern Romance252k WordsCompleted [Delicate village beauty + rugged man + adored by all + cozy romance + having a baby + childhood sweethearts] Su Yunqi was famous throughout the surrounding villages for being a delicate beauty. Unfortunately, the Su family had little power and couldn't protect her. When a rich hooligan took a fancy to her, they had no choice but to hastily marry her off to a rugged man from the neighboring village, an even bigger village bully and hooligan. He was five years older than her, and they'd grown u 15.4kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves

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    No time-travel, rebirth, or transmigration novels set in a specific era.

31. 31 七 The 1970s Educated Youth: The Villain Always Acts Pitiful Around Her 七零知青：反派总在她面前装可怜 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + period setting + sweet romance + almost childhood sweethearts + one-on-one romance] Bai Qingci's parents arranged for her to go to the countryside to avoid danger. Before leaving, she had already prepared herself for the possibility that she would never return or see anyone she knew again. A month later, the Chen family arrived in the village after being sent down for reform. They had grown up in the same compound but barely spoken. She only wanted to treat him like a strange 6.2kReads9.0Score683Shelves
32. 32 明 The Bright and Brilliant Heiress Comes to Her Senses, and the Handsome Chief Dotes on His Wife 明艳大小姐清醒美丽首长宠妻成瘾 Shuang Ershu双尔曙Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + marriage first, love later + sweet romance + everyday life + face-slapping + alternate history + devoted couple + raising children later] [A beautiful, proud, multitalented young lady × a stern, flirtatious, love-struck young man from a military compound] [Story complete] [The heroine is a local, with no golden finger. She makes a name for herself step by step and gets her face-slapping moments. There’s no black market or college entrance exam; going to the 5.3kReads7.5Score514Shelves

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    Here it comes, it's beautiful!

33. 33 七 Flash Marriage in the 1970s: My Mother-in-Law Taught Me How to Handle My Husband, and I Loved It 七零闪婚：婆婆教我驭夫后爽爆了 Even Snails Are Mighty蜗牛也很牛Modern Romance661k WordsCompleted [Handsome, roguish, cunning househusband + sweet, straightforward good girl + family squabbles + devoted husband + putting jerks in their place + doted on by the whole family] [The male lead is a professional homewrecker and a genuine big shot] [Important note: The female lead’s parents favor boys over girls.] [After leaving her birth family, the female lead is cherished by her husband’s family. Her mother will not be redeemed.] Ruan Tang had a dream that she died after being sent to the country 5.2kReads8.0Score546Shelves
34. 34 七 The 1970s: The Wild Officer Is Wrapped Around the Finger of a Stunning Powerhouse 七零：狂野军官被绝美大佬拿捏了 Pear Star Bunny梨星兔纸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Completed [Period setting + military marriage + space + sweet romance + doting husband + feel-good story + both leads are cherished by everyone + everyday life in the army] Jiang Zhizhi, a special forces soldier hailed as a peerless beauty and all-around genius, transmigrated into a book and became the beloved youngest daughter of a family of scientists. From the start, her parents were sent away for labor reform. Her choices were to go on a blind date with a six-foot military officer or pack he 31.4kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
35. 35 知 Reborn After Five Years Locked in a Cellar, Eating Meat and Drinking Blood 知青被藏地窖五年吃肉喝血后重生 Huge Doraemon Fan超爱小叮当Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [1970s setting + five years in a cellar + betrayal by loved ones + reborn revenge + complete at one million words] Short drama now available: Reborn: The Real Heiress Crawls Out of the Cellar In her previous life, Shen Xiang had her job stolen by her fake mother, her life stolen by her cousin, and was sold by her fiancé for a hundred yuan to spend five years locked in a cellar. Her leg was broken, she bore a child, and a brutal country man tormented her. Even when she made one final plea for hel 6.3kReads8.5Score1kShelves
36. 36 滚 Kicked Out of Her Family: The Middle School Dropout Strikes It Rich 滚出家后：初中学历的她，发财了 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting, farming] + [Family and neighborhood drama] + [The 1990s] + [Everyday modern life, no golden finger] + [Female entrepreneur] She was the second daughter, overlooked by her family, with an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, and only a junior high school education. He was born into an eminent family and had power and prestige to spare. She was the least promising daughter in the Li family, and her parents were certain she would never amount to anything. With only a junior 55.5kReads9.0Score5.7kShelves

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    These are all books without time travel or reincarnation elements. The authors are very adept at portraying human nature, allowing me to see the essence of humanity. The female protagonists never give up on saving themselves under any circumstances, encouraging us to repeatedly rescue ourselves from dire situations.

37. 37 路 An Ordinary Passerby, Yet I Got Matched with a Cadre's Son from a Military Compound 路人，但相亲到了大院高干子弟 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The 1990s] + [Family life] + [Ensemble cast] + [Not a power fantasy, not a strong female lead] After her own younger sister steals her boyfriend, Wang Lanlan goes home with her blind date to meet his family. She calls the lame man “Third Brother.” Later, Third Brother becomes her husband. Wang Lanlan: Who could’ve guessed? My newlywed husband is abstinent by day and clingy by night. He wears me out mentally during the day and physically at night. 50.9kReads8.0Score6.3kShelves
38. 38 年 Period: A Battle for Husbands Among the Children of High-Ranking Officials 年代：高干子弟夺夫大战 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Period novel + 1990s]+ [Family life]+ [No golden finger + native-born protagonist] Lin Daoxi was deliberately abandoned at birth, and her cousin Gao Qing took her place as the biological daughter of the family. With everything going wrong from the start, Lin Daoxi was penniless, plain-looking, and dealt a terrible hand. Her father was a gambling addict, her mother had broken the law, her younger brother was timid, and she had dropped out of school. When Lin Daoxi announced she was going to R 10.4kReads8.9Score978Shelves
39. 39 离 The Day We Divorced, I Had a Whirlwind Marriage with a Young Man from the Compound 离婚当天，闪婚了大院子弟 Huang Duoduo黄多多Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting] [Family life] [Second marriage] In 1990, Jin Lihong was twenty-five. Her parents were rural residents without jobs. She had married quietly a year earlier, but divorced a year later, stirring up all kinds of gossip. Her ex-husband said, “She’s just a half-trained quack who graduated from a medical school for nurses. Do you really think she can treat patients and save lives? Apart from being pretty, she’s useless.” Her colleagues said, “She wanted to keep her pride, so she went 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
40. 40 夫 A Couple Transmigrates into a Book Set in the 1980s 夫妻穿书八零年代 Life Like a Dream孚生如梦Modern Romance431k WordsCompleted [A Real Married Couple Transmigrates Together + Period + Slice of Life + Family Matters + Has a Pocket Dimension] Jiang Wan transmigrates to the late 1970s and discovers that she's the cannon-fodder supporting female character who coveted the male lead. And this character is the female lead's younger sister. But her part in the story is already over. The female lead and male lead have returned to the city and moved on to a new setting, while she has been left behind in the countryside. Barely tw 8.3kReads8.8Score934Shelves

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    This is a time-travel story, but it doesn't feel overdone.

41. 41 嫌 You Think I'm Fat and Ugly? I'll Bring Out Ten Thousand Tons of Supplies and Make You Drool 嫌我胖丑？我掏出万吨物资馋哭你 Duo Duo Wei朵朵唯Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted One day, Su Qingqing, a food blogger from the 23rd century, opens her eyes to find herself in the 1970s, having become a 200-jin woman who makes everyone’s life miserable. From the start, her stone-faced husband throws a divorce agreement at her, while the whole military compound waits to see her make a fool of herself. Su Qingqing: “A joke? With a build like mine, who’d dare laugh at me? Wait, what the heck is this [Taoxixi Myriad Worlds Shopping System] in my head?” After popping a Strength Pi 2.5kReads7.9Score391Shelves

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    This is so beautiful!

42. 42 流 Flowing Spring Blossoms and Autumn Moon 流淌的春花秋月 User44682279用户44682279Modern Romance321k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Come read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! A bittersweet tale, a bewitching romance. A chapter of life's trials and a love story long sealed away. Let us discover the beauty of human emotion: one person's life is a play in itself. —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 口 Oral Fixation Disorder 口欲期病症 Girl from the City of Fog雾都少女Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted A lively, down-to-earth heroine versus a highly intelligent male lead with antisocial personality disorder. (Devoted one-on-one couple, possessive love, cross-cultural romance, the male lead is mixed-race and a complete psychopath. A complete psychopath. A complete psychopath.) Blurb One: A coworker told Li Li that a handsome, black-haired, green-eyed mixed-race man lived in the villa across the river. Li Li delivered meals there every day for three months, but never once saw any handsome mixed- 59.9kReads9.2Score8.4kShelves
44. 44 停 My Roommate Stole a Kiss from Me During a Blackout 停电时我被舍友偷亲了 The Knife Who's Always in Meetings总是开会的小刀Two Male Leads141k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Short Story + HE + Hilarious + Lighthearted + Mutual Pining + Sweet Romance + Ridiculous] This collection features two popular, highly collected comedy shorts by the hit author Xiao Dao Who Is Always in Meetings: “My Roommate Stole a Kiss While the Power Was Out” and “My Avatar Is Me. Got a Problem?” “My Roommate Stole a Kiss While the Power Was Out” My roommate stole a kiss from me while the power was out... But I had no idea which roommate it was, so I sent t 23.1kReads9.6Score3.1kShelves
45. 45 空 A Space Powerhouse Transmigrates into a Lonely Girl in the Seventies 空间大佬穿越七零小孤女 The Starting Point of a Circle圆的起点Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted My new work is out! Welcome to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! Li Yi’an graduated from a martial arts school. While on patrol duty at the harbor docks, she was accidentally struck by lightning and transmigrated into the body of a fourteen-year-old orphan girl in the 1970s. She was an orphan in her previous life, and an orphan again in this one? Luckily, the original owner had a father, though he had 10.8kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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    This book is good; the female lead is the original female lead.

46. 46 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 19.8kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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    It perfectly meets your requirements, is incredibly enjoyable, and also broadens your horizons. It's a book I can still remember two or three years later. Highly recommended!

47. 47 重 Reborn in the 1970s: A Miserable Peasant Woman Starts by Beating Up the Old Man 重生七零：惨死农妇棒打老头开始 Ling Hua Bu Luo零花不落Modern Romance302k WordsCompleted [Period setting + reborn + everyday family life + a touch of ensemble cast + daily life] "You old beggar, you don't even bring a bowl when you come begging! Hold out your hand if you want food, and get lost if you don't!" "Pig shit suits you. Want some?" When Li Guilan scolded, Chen Deqian trembled. In her previous life, old Madam Li had been capable and hardworking. She married a lazy drunkard and bore him five sons and a daughter. She was skilled at working in the fields and a good wife an 191Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The story is captivating, the characters are vividly portrayed, and the writing is witty and lively. Definitely worth reading! Watch as a reborn elderly woman helps her daughter save her eldest granddaughter, her own sister, and her nephew work together to earn a living!

48. 48 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s and Take the Mall with Me to Join the Army 穿书七零带上商城去随军 The God Who Loves Demons爱吃妖精的神Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted You can transmigrate just by stepping into thin air? That's something else! An Su Su opened her eyes and discovered that she had transmigrated into the body of a supporting female character with the same name in the very book she'd been reading. Just yesterday, she'd been complaining to her roommate about what a piece of work this character was, saying she must have rocks in her head and that she'd never live like her, constantly getting criticized behind her back. How could anyone be happy that 4.4kReads8.3Score674Shelves
49. 49 云 Where Do the Clouds Drift? 云向何处 Ouyang Qi欧阳七Modern Romance385k WordsCompleted Xiuxiu's father was a peddler who traveled from street to street. Xiuxiu, who had an intellectual disability, accompanied him to sell goods in northern Sichuan. But her father suddenly fell ill and died far from home. Left helpless and innocent, Xiuxiu was taken in as a bride by Chang Xiangyun, who had come there with his master, bamboo craftsman Yong, to weave bamboo goods... 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both of the stories I wrote are neither time-travel, neither reincarnation, nor transmigration into a book. I hope you like them.

50. 50 被 A Stolen Life 被偷的人生 Ouyang Qi欧阳七Ancient Romance869k WordsCompleted Xie Haonan is the son of Xie Chengye, a Jiangnan merchant during the Northern Song dynasty, and Lin Wanqing, a young woman from a scholarly family. Lin Wanqing defied her family's objections to marry Xie Chengye, and the two lived a happy, loving life. But when their younger son, Xie Haonan, was two, he was kidnapped by human traffickers. Xie Chengye spent half his life searching for his son, enduring hardship and wandering from place to place, while gradually growing distant from his wife. In t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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